begets

present tense third-person singular of beget

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Recent Examples of begets Distance begets latency; each kilometer of satellite separation adds more microseconds of latency, and those microseconds matter. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 But one of the hardest yet most common lessons investors learn is that strength often begets more strength. Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026 And rhetoric, it could be said, begets more rhetoric. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Learning velocity is the only litmus test dimension where improvement begets more improvement. Zixuan Zhang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026 It was never supposed to be a character study about how trauma begets trauma. Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026 Magalon and Santiago link lower budgets to more artistic freedom, which begets better films. Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority. Alexa Beck, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026 But Le, no stranger to the restaurant industry, which often begets ingenuity, got creative. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begets
Verb
  • House races Craig's Senate candidacy creates an opening in the Second Congressional District, which Republicans have long wanted to flip.
    Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Experts warn this creates critical geopolitical chokepoints, threatening a Chinese monopoly on the global copper concentrate trade.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, unlike poison ivy, Virginia creeper plants typically produce five leaflets, while poison ivy only ever produces three.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The company, now called Vantor, produces imagery that can document troop movements on the battlefield, show stockpiles of weapons, and provide a window into damage after an attack.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition causes a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Ordinarily, the subtle tilt in the moon's orbit causes its shadow to pass just below, or above our planet, missing it entirely.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each of those also generates four to six other jobs in construction, retail and local services, according to Washington State analyses.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sekkouri said the industry has attracted around $100 million in investment and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue in the country.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bernard gets more of the attention; Weru, a native of Kenya, was an international rugby player who is now learning football.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said keeping gas prices low and ensuring Iran never gets a hold of a nuclear weapon are of equal importance to the president.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Maresca is known for his attention to detail and will be hoping Semenyo’s skillset on the pitch brings the club back to lifting domestic and European trophies.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This variant prompts the body to keep churning out Klotho at high levels, regardless of chronological age.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Warmer water naturally carries less oxygen, which prompts corals to move their cilia faster and faster, as if gasping for breath.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

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