[Janice D. Soderling]

Here is question I am putting before the Word Nerd Subcommittee on GROW.

Is this usage approved in the USA? Should we issue a statement and deplore it?

In all, Reagan grew the federal civilian workforce by about 200,000; (…)

On defense, yes, Reagan grew the Pentagon's budget, but he also negotiated (…)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/02/what-palin-and-other-gop-leaders-doesnt-get-about-ronald-reagan/71178/