grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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At the same time, the black bear range grew from 17 percent of the state’s landmass to more than half of it.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Revenue grew from the neighborhood of $15 million in wholesale in the early 1980s to some $100 million in the early 2000s.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Hims & Hers’ annual revenue grew from $148.8 million in 2020 to $1.48 billion in 2024.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Canva Sans Variable Canva Sans Variable Other data points highlighted by the Census Bureau included the U.S.' aging population, with the 65-plus group growing from 12.4 percent of the national population 20 years ago to 18 percent last year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Revenue grew from the neighborhood of $15 million in wholesale in the early 1980s to some $100 million in the early 2000s.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Hims & Hers’ annual revenue grew from $148.8 million in 2020 to $1.48 billion in 2024.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Canva Sans Variable Canva Sans Variable Other data points highlighted by the Census Bureau included the U.S.' aging population, with the 65-plus group growing from 12.4 percent of the national population 20 years ago to 18 percent last year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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