brought
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Brought up a Catholic, Gannon-Doak admits he "strayed away from it" for a while, before "hearing God call me, with an urge to get back into it".
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Brought on in place of Foden and the Chelsea playmaker looked to make things happen and should have had an assist when his free-kick was headed wide from close range by Calvert-Lewin.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Appeared in the January 31, 2026, print edition as 'My Tariffs Have Brought America Back'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
During the function, she shared trivia about the soundtrack such as the fact that Toni Braxton’s song “Love Shoulda Brought You Home” was her introduction into the music industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
“Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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