as in to gain
to gradually increase in
you've grown in wisdom over the years
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In related hiring, transportation and warehousing employment gained 18,000 jobs in February.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Mar. 2025 -
In February, the overall government sector gained only 11,000 jobs, the lowest monthly total since April 2024.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is more closely aligned with Washington’s efforts to build up domestic chip manufacturing, which began in earnest with the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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In Season 2, the tension between the two couples had already built up quite a bit as well.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Helly’s life, acting as a spy to gather intelligence against the Microdat revolutionaries.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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In Wednesday’s takeover, a Barnard worker closed the entrance to Milbank, where the student life dean’s office is also located, shortly after protesters began to gather, according to student newspaper Columbia Spectator.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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