Grow
Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.
Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The fact that they grow fast, grow almost everywhere in the world and prefer dry climates where bikers not only flock to but people are also likely to go barefoot does not help matters.
Source: Caltrops -
Fran recognizes early on that Alice is going to do the same, even though her father would prefer she grow up to be a lady who lives a nice, safe life.
Source: Literature / InCryptid -
While the more potent varieties tend to prefer more tropical climates, several varieties of psychoactive mushrooms do indeed grow in the cold climatic regions inhabited by the Vikings.
Source: Psycho Serum
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