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overgrew

verb

past tense of overgrow

as in proliferated

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The Michelangelo virus, which proliferated in the nineties and was programmed to attack on Michelangelo’s birthday, had destroyed his hard drive.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
But as lawsuits proliferated and California judges expanded the law’s reach, Republican lawmakers began seeking to try and reign CEQA in.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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The absence of a living monarch on our money, or on our travel documents, was not an accident haphazardly arrived at but a declaration of equality meant to be flourished and displayed.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
China has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations to crack down on a vast industry that has flourished in the region in recent years to fleece people out of billions of dollars.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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There are countless shows and films from the likes of Imagine, Blumhouse, MRC, and others that make up the AEA that have thrived in the current ecosystem.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
He’s thrived while finally given a full workload for the first time, showing terrific vision and explosion as a receiver and runner.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Mystic, when his great, great, great- grandfather prospered in the shipping industry.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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