Example Sentences

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The August Complex — which was mushrooming into California’s first million-acre fire — was encroaching on her neighborhood and she needed to prepare to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

At the same time, Mexico’s own economy was mushrooming, offering decent jobs for people who stayed behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2017

Arun, in terms of the tight deadline, it was because this was mushrooming and we felt an urgent need on Tuesday afternoon to weigh in quickly.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2016

On Nov. 22, as the uproar over the article was mushrooming, U-Va.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2014

PC Doctor, his diagnostic software company based in Emeryville, Calif., was mushrooming with clients like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Intel--but state taxes and high costs were a drag on growth.

From Time Magazine Archive