as in gaining
to gradually increase in
you've grown in wisdom over the years
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The five-star analyst also sees the possibility of hard disk drives (HDDs) gaining market share and accounting for more than 80% of storage in the cloud.—
TipRanks,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The passivity of moderate Democrats is resulting in the far left gaining more and more control of the party.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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For over 20 years, the South African artist has been one of the genre’s true workhorses, building up an intimidating discography under names like Echologist and Beat Pharmacy and applying the style’s pearlescent, pulsating aesthetic to a range of frameworks.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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This corona gets all twisted up with magnetic fields, building up tension until, boom, a flare lets it all out.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Growing (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growing%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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