grew
Americanverb
verb
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The other story above the front-page fold is a critique of the defense secretary: “Hegseth’s Vengeful Rhetoric Grew From Experience in Iraq.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“It’s a special place. Grew up a Giants fan. Loved coming to games out here. So pretty cool being on the opposite side of on the field.”
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
Grew up, like me, in a smaller town in the Midwest, and became an American success story and was quite bright and ambitious.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023
The U.S. ambassador to Japan, Joseph Grew, felt discouraged in the attempt to maintain peace.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“Hey, this is on my block! Chris lives in that building. Grew up there! What were y’all doing around there?”
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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