come into being

phrase

: to begin to exist : to come to be
The story of how the university came into being is quite fascinating.

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Or at what point did this chapter of your career come into being? — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026 Having the scientific community come into being with mindfulness is really the watershed moment. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 This means that pairs of particles—a particle and its antimatter partner—can briefly come into being by borrowing energy from nothing. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026 But both sides would have to negotiate a precise timetable that would first allow a Palestinian state to become fully functional and then for the confederation to come into being. — Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come into being

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“Come into being.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20into%20being. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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