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Just months after the Charlotte region’s transportation board voted to kill support for the Interstate 77 South Toll lane project, talks of community investments that could be brought forth by the controversial project has reignited the debate.—
Dj Simmons
august 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2026 Financial backgrounds can significantly influence one’s choice to bring or not to bring forth an alienation of affection case.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 July 2026 Carruthers is taking the issue to his state and city representatives to ensure solutions are brought forth.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 July 2026 Not really, but Hathaway brings forth a louder, tenacious side to the character that isn’t quite picked up in literary translations of the poem.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring forth
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of bring forth was
before the 12th century