lead to
phrasal verb
led to; leading to; leads to
: to result in (something)
a course of study leading to a degree in agriculture
Her investigations ultimately led to the discovery of the missing documents.
His volunteer work in the hospital led to a career in nursing.
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Those same forces led to a knee in Brian Campbell’s back.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire led to the deaths of Stevens and State Department employee Sean Smith.
—Eric Tucker, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
Last month, the largest protests to shake Iran in more than four decades led to a brutal crackdown.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire led to the deaths of Stevens and State Department employee Sean Smith.
—Eric Tucker, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
Last month, the largest protests to shake Iran in more than four decades led to a brutal crackdown.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Lead to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20to. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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