--- title: Fox News Republican Debate: See Each Candidate's Favorite Word description: Trump says "evolved," Jeb says "growth." See each GOP hopeful's favorite word from Thursday's Fox News debate canonical: https://time.com/3988694/republican-debate-favorite-word/ author: Chris Wilson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-07T13:31:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T09:59:52.376Z article:section: Politics og:title: The One Word Each GOP Candidate Wants You To Remember og:description: Trump says "evolved," Jeb says "Growth." 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Then we looked at each candidate’s responses from Thursday’s debate and identified words that he used [much more frequently](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tf%E2%80%93idf) than other GOP candidates past and present. 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