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were growing

  • past progressive
    of grow.
    grow
    verb (used without object)
    to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.

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Brown is eager to wipe off the cobwebs that were growing between his fingers in Philly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Back then, airports were growing in size as air travel became accessible, forcing passengers to walk great distances while carrying their luggage by hand.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“Our dad’s first love was journalism, and as much as he was an incredible, dedicated father, we very much knew we were growing up with a newspaper man,” Cotliar-Zweifach told The Times on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

All these subprime lending companies were growing so rapidly, and using such goofy accounting, that they could mask the fact that they had no real earnings, just illusory, accounting-driven, ones.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis