How to Use growth in a Sentence
growth
noun
- Their profits have averaged five percent growth in the last four years.
- He discovered a substance that promotes the growth of new blood vessels.
- The tree has an average annual growth of almost a foot.
- It's important to prune the bush every year to encourage new growth.
- She's concerned that the medication might slow her child's growth.
- The city has undergone explosive growth in recent years.
- He sees his college years as an opportunity for personal growth.
- He had a growth spurt when he was 16 years old.
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And with the explosive growth in home values over the past 10 years, that’s not so easy.
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Jim Morrison,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 July 2023
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Pine Bluff is changing in a positive way and on the path for rapid growth.
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I.c. Murrell,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2023
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But to iron out an extension now would be to shortchange the growth that still can come.
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Indystar Sports,
The Indianapolis Star,
25 July 2023
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The new growth is supposed to flower later in the summer, but this is not always the case.
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Melinda Myers,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2024
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Overall, streaming growth will slow though in the coming years.
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Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 June 2023
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The growth pattern on each turtle’s shell depends on its species.
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Celia Ford,
WIRED,
30 Aug. 2023
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For the long-haired rat, more rain means more vegetation growth, and more food means more rats — lots more.
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Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
30 Nov. 2023
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This was the first cut in the benchmark loan rates since August 2022, as Beijing moved to roll out more measures to buoy growth.
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WSJ,
20 June 2023
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Much of my growth is because of these brave women and other brave women in my life.
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Hanna Lustig,
Glamour,
8 Nov. 2023
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Here, barbells were the star, and hypertrophy—a.k.a. muscle growth—was the goal.
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Liz Plosser,
Women's Health,
30 Aug. 2023
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Its economy, once the world’s powerhouse, has slowed to a low-for-China growth rate of 5%.
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Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2023
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Countless factors can impact the growth and length of hair, from your genes to your scalp’s health and even your daily routine.
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Iman Balagam,
Harper's BAZAAR,
30 Aug. 2023
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State officials warn that fire is a year-round threat — and new fuel growth and gusty fall winds keep that threat active.
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Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Oct. 2023
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But there’s sort of an element of growth, of rebirth, (reflected in) the album coming out near the spring equinox.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2024
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And based on the continued growth of the area, this is not just a White Marsh problem, this is a Baltimore County problem.
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Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2023
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Some of that growth has taken you outside of traditional ‘punk’ as well.
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Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
27 Dec. 2023
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Taoist sites have also seen strong growth in worshippers.
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Laura He,
CNN,
9 June 2023
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Towns and cities in the same metro areas that did not reform zoning laws generally saw faster rent growth.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
5 Aug. 2023
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That reality is not lost on major labels, who’ve spent the past few years catching up to the growth of Discord.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2023
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Support your growth and this next phase with useful books and podcasts to give you more perspective on the topic of drinking.
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Micaela English,
Glamour,
25 Dec. 2023
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The crew is quick to talk about the collaboration among the Ted Lasso team, along with the mentorship and growth many experienced along the way.
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Carolyn Giardina,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Aug. 2023
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If those changes could be made, the arbitrator identified one key area for future growth: A movie.
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Bill Donahue,
Billboard,
25 Jan. 2024
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