cotton
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Yet many naysayers eventually cottoned to Sabbath’s singer, Ozzy Osbourne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Some have cottoned on quickly as to why he was censored, while others are having a revelation.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022
As they did with “Follow Your Arrow,” Musgraves’ fans cottoned to “Rainbow” right away when “Golden Hour” came out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2020
Even after Trevor-Roper had at last cottoned on to Peters’s innumerable frauds, he remained fascinated by him, following his adventures from a grimly amused distance.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2020
No reporter ever cottoned on to her fib, but the newspaper coverage rattled her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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