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showed

  • past participle of show.
  • past tense form of show.

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The chain added hundreds of new locations during Blackstone’s ownership and plans to expand to 15,000 restaurants from the 3,300 it operated at the end of March, the IPO filing showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, said the results showed that "there's still healthy appetite for affordable treats" even as many consumers become more health-conscious.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

"My government showed the highest level of patience and tried to guide the student movement towards a peaceful solution," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Overall, the quarter showed “growing evidence that Ford is becoming a more profitable, more disciplined and genuinely different company,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

I nodded, remembering how he’d practically trembled in my mom’s presence as he showed off his new Butterfly detector.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin