as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of bring on
The effort comes amid months of layoffs and job uncertainty following major changes brought on by the Trump administration.
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Nick Kurtz, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Trucking was just emerging from a three-year freight recession brought on by the pandemic.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Financial advisers Bank of America and PJT Partners as well as law firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Kirkland & Ellis have been brought on board to help.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
As a side note, it has been suggested that Munoz being brought on instead of Rodrygo is a sign that Vini’s compatriot is evidently on his way out of the club in the summer, though that’s a topic for another day.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Nick Kurtz, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Trucking was just emerging from a three-year freight recession brought on by the pandemic.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Financial advisers Bank of America and PJT Partners as well as law firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Kirkland & Ellis have been brought on board to help.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
As a side note, it has been suggested that Munoz being brought on instead of Rodrygo is a sign that Vini’s compatriot is evidently on his way out of the club in the summer, though that’s a topic for another day.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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Rodriguez has been charged by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the murder of foreign officials, causing death through the use of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the district attorney's office said.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Sepsis is caused by an overactive immune response to infection.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Ronaldo’s post on social media on Monday, when Al Nassr played the final match of their season, then created more conversation.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Defense created easy offense and in the halfcourt, the ball skipped around.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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In the fifth, the Dodgers generated their best chance against Senga … only for the right-hander to induce a two-out grounder from Smith that ended the threat.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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In a country where the two dominant parties agree on scarcely anything, the collective exasperation with Musk generated unusual consensus.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Organizations can also experiment with engaging formats like PricewaterhouseCoopers’ prompting parties, which provide low-stakes opportunities for employees to build confidence and try new AI programs.—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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China was particularly hard hit and tensions between Washington and Beijing hit a boiling point when Trump announced a 145 percent tariff against China, prompting China to hit back with a 125 percent retaliatory tariff.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Those negotiations on Friday in Turkey brought about a limited exchange of prisoners but no pause in the fighting.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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While both Voyager spacecraft remain operational, however, their age and immense distance from Earth have brought about significant technical challenges.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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If sinister twists or Roy-style bad dads do it for you, hang on past the hour mark.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The film is produced by Hype Studios and Gold Rush Pictures.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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