become
Example Sentences
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Orie worked for years to become part of Team GB and secure a regular income from boxing.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Kansas City, Mo., the smallest World Cup host city, invested $650 million over 15 years to become America’s soccer capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The Broadview processing and detention facility has become locally and nationally famous as the subject of lawsuits, investigations and public outcry over the treatment of detainees.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The astronauts will then have the chance to study the solar corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, which will become visible as a sort of glowing halo.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Somewhere along the line, he’d become a friend.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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