underwent
Americanverb
verb
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During that period, plague lineages underwent a major expansion and split into three important branches.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
A new study in Earth and Planetary Physics is changing scientists' understanding of when Central America and South America underwent one of the major tectonic collisions that helped shape the Americas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
He underwent heart surgery months later, according to reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The L-shaped home, which boasts a Japanese garden, has been expanded over the years and underwent an interior renovation in the 1990s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
But as to just how much that incident contributed to the large changes our relationship subsequently underwent, it is very difficult now to say.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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