Proved
Both words in one sentence
- He proved so popular with both the cast and the audience that the writers brought him back after he was seemingly killed off, and upgraded him to Arthur's second-in-command.
Source: Ascended Extra / Live-Action TV -
Averted in earlier editions of Bretonnia: Peasants who proved themselves had the chance of being upgraded to nobility.
Source: Tabletop Game / Warhammer -
Once it was upgraded with the Rolls-Royce Spey engine, it proved very effective in both Navy and Air Force bombing missions in Vietnam.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane
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