becoming
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At one point, she considered becoming a professor of legal ethics, so, as the daughter of two lawyers, she applied to law school.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
As for Lakpa Sherpa, she first summited Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully reach the peak and descend the mountain.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A single clock could effectively tick both faster and slower at the same time while also becoming entangled with its own quantum motion.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Still, the S&P 500 could decline about 30%, similar to the pullback in the fall of 2001, with tech hardware stocks becoming the biggest losers, tumbling 74%.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
By this time, significant discoveries from the wreck were becoming increasingly rare.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing becoming
The Catcher in the Rye
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Murder on the Orient Express
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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