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
  • The decline in alcohol consumption creates a larger problem for clubs built around bottle service.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Giving more power without meaningful accountability creates a dangerous imbalance.
    Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • On the tennis courts, an AquaAir unit produces water from humid air, reducing the need for water from the main supply.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • If that frequency falls within the terahertz range, the device produces a terahertz signal.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Hollander said that if a driverless Waymo causes an accident, legal approaches may shift away from driver negligence.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The disease causes severe diarrhea and nausea for a few days or up to a couple months.
    Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The average female lionfish spawns around 27,000 eggs every three days, so unsurprisingly, the species quickly spread throughout the Caribbean, up the East Coast and east to the Bahamas.
    Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead of spending years validating an idea, entrepreneurs step into a company that already generates revenue.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This, combined with the sheer horror of many of the crimes committed against the Bowdens, generates a tension in the viewer that makes the unease a young Antosca felt watching the 1962 film feel tame by comparison.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • As breadfruit gets easier to grow, other fruit and vegetables will get harder.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Trafford pops up off the turf quickly, sets himself and then gets a more meaningful clearance on the ball with a save using his boot.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • That, and the new wave of tariffs, brings fresh uncertainty to global trade again and poses potentially higher prices as importers deal with potentially higher levies.
    Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
  • There is little sense in trying to judge who brings more value by directly comparing their on-pitch output, given the two have been recruited to play very different roles.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The Leo moon prompts you to ruminate on your energetic resources.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Waymo, meanwhile, prompts users to report their own spills, charging a $50 cleaning fee that jumps to $100 if the next passenger discovers the mess first.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

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