as in gaining
to gradually increase in
you've grown in wisdom over the years
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Europe’s defense stocks were among the strong movers, with Thyssenkrupp gaining more than 8% following the spinout and IPO of its German warship manufacturer TKMS.—
Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025 -
While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The singer has spent the past 20 years building up one of the most successful music careers of all time, and she only recently got engaged at the age of 35 to fiancé Travis Kelce.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Smoke was building up inside as Balmer deployed the second incendiary device.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Growing (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growing%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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