get bigger
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Hillingdon Council described the crime as a "blight" on the borough, and as a local authority, it had "allowed the problem to get bigger".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
While El Niño’s anticipated effects don’t always materialize, on the coast “we tend to get stronger storms offshore, which mean that we get bigger waves reaching our coastline,” Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
If everyone trusts the same AI and acts on the same signal, you could get bigger shocks to the system when something goes wrong.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
So even with a possible culprit identified, the outbreak may get bigger before it gets smaller.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The leg of the top remains in the same place, but the apex makes circles which get bigger and bigger toward the end.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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