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become

[bih-kuhm] / bɪˈkʌm /




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The ride-hailing company doesn’t want to become the self-driving vehicle manufacturer or software developer, it just wants to handle the logistics and day-to-day operations, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The business was founded in 1851 and has gone on to become one of the country's best-known ceramic brands.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK last struck a deal of that size in the 2018 deal to buy Novartis out of its consumer healthcare joint venture that later would become Haleon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Signature gathering — and signature removal — have also become part of the broader fight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On long runs he would become bored and when we least expected it he would reach across the gangline and snort wind into the ear of the dog next to him.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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