grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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Those years influenced his view that effective guidance grows from recognizing how the pieces of a client’s life fit together.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
However, experts say this differs from true, healthy, and reciprocal love that grows from actually knowing each other—not projecting your ideals onto a promising crush.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
Whereas Jungle Bird grew from a grassroots concept, Shipwrecked was architected.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Trump insists any new nuclear pact must include China, whose arsenal grew from 200 warheads to over 600 since 2020, but Beijing refuses to participate.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
However, experts say this differs from true, healthy, and reciprocal love that grows from actually knowing each other—not projecting your ideals onto a promising crush.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
Whereas Jungle Bird grew from a grassroots concept, Shipwrecked was architected.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Trump insists any new nuclear pact must include China, whose arsenal grew from 200 warheads to over 600 since 2020, but Beijing refuses to participate.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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