as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse
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Arizona Cardinals running back Emari Demercado dropped the ball just short of crowning a 72-yard run with a score in the team's 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday — a play that brought about a heated response from head coach Jonathan Gannon.
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Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Institutional Revolution Kikvadze has had a front-row seat in the rooms where key decisions were made that brought about Bitcoin’s transformation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
But let’s be very clear that Hamas’s newfound flexibility would not by itself have brought about this deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Flip Off also brought about an even more unlikely reconciliation between Haack and her second husband, Anstead.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Institutional Revolution Kikvadze has had a front-row seat in the rooms where key decisions were made that brought about Bitcoin’s transformation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
But let’s be very clear that Hamas’s newfound flexibility would not by itself have brought about this deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Flip Off also brought about an even more unlikely reconciliation between Haack and her second husband, Anstead.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Knowing what causes a disease is often the first step for mitigation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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There are also concerns the delay will cause chaos, confusion and stress for Americans, some of whom have already started receiving notices that their premiums will skyrocket next year.—
Ali Swenson,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beyond offering incentives to refer platforms to others, emerging apps have also created ways to bet alongside friends, setting up leaderboards and teams of other users.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Always bring a friend, and ensure that person has a cell phone to call 911 in case of an emergency.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some of the survivors have been urging authorities for more than five years to bring him to justice.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The system mimics how the human body generates energy from food, using enzymes and natural molecules to convert glucose into usable power.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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When Benson was on the ice killing penalties, the Sabres generated two scoring chances and allowed zero.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Roan repeated the phrase, prompting members of the crowd to chant along.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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Our children stayed at the day care, but the process—there had been an investigation, in part prompted by us—had changed something in our relationship with the caretakers.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Five times in these league championship series, the home fans have shown up and done their thing.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But some residents in Altadena whose homes were destroyed feel the utility company should have done more to protect them.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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