mushrooming
Example Sentences
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In nursing homes mushrooming across the Mexican border, elderly Americans are turning up for low-cost care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The technology stands accused of fuelling misinformation, copyright lawsuits are mushrooming, and many companies have cited AI adoption as an explanation for mass layoffs.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
The August Complex — which was mushrooming into California’s first million-acre fire — was encroaching on her neighborhood and she needed to prepare to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
Ms Shehrbano said authorities have seen a "mushrooming of incidents" similar to that on Sunday.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
“Sometimes I dream lightning strikes. Or earthquakes. Sometimes it’s dark clouds mushrooming in the sky. I wake troubled.”
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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