as in to gain
to gradually increase in
you've grown in wisdom over the years
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Still, this recent milestone is an indication that the series continues to gain momentum, rather than lose it as is common with streaming series.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025 -
While markers of bone growth improved in both groups, only the vest set gained better balance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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Montas will be out for the first few months of the season, shut down from throwing for 6-8 weeks, then needing another 6-8 weeks to build up to regular-season form.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Slowly started hitting back in December and started building up.—
John Laghezza,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Images showed masked fighters carrying weapons and gathering around a stage with flags and images depicting Sinwar and other militant leaders.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The trend has been squarely rising for the past decade, gathering pace in the pandemic, to become a defining way to travel for wealthy privacy-hunters and families looking for a hyper-luxe set-up to fly and flop across the generations.—
Giles Hattersley,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Grow (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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