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grew (in)

verb

Definition of grew (in)

past tense of grow (in)

as in gained

to gradually increase in you've grown in wisdom over the years

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Other projects to return and restore tribal lands have gained momentum in recent years.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Were the war to end tomorrow, Ukraine would have lost territory but gained military partnerships and significant investments, along with a new engine for its security and economic future.

— Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of gained

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On Sunday, several hundred people gathered at a park in Grandview to honor and remember Blair and Wells and to hold Marchbanks in their thoughts.

— Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
And on a Thursday afternoon blanketed in wildfire smoke, a small crowd gathered to see one in particular.

— Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of gathered

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The other major reason oil prices didn’t rise as high as feared is because China built up its storage stockpiles to all-time highs and dramatically cut down on its imports after the war began.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 July 2026
This is the first piece of hard news for a team that had built up quite a bit of momentum in recent months.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026

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