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also bourgeon
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean
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Advertisement In the 1980s, taggings on the sides of buses and buildings spoke about the burgeoning street art scene that many viewed as vandalism.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Not long after that, as his older brother Jack moved into national politics, Bobby followed and moved his burgeoning family to Washington D.C.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Grant Haze had a burgeoning music career playing nightclubs and bars on the Caribbean Island of St. John, but one fateful night would change that forever.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
The major Wall Street banks, for their part, are finding other ways to play in the burgeoning AI infrastructure market.
—Ari Levy,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Not long after that, as his older brother Jack moved into national politics, Bobby followed and moved his burgeoning family to Washington D.C.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Grant Haze had a burgeoning music career playing nightclubs and bars on the Caribbean Island of St. John, but one fateful night would change that forever.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
The major Wall Street banks, for their part, are finding other ways to play in the burgeoning AI infrastructure market.
—Ari Levy,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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