as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of bring on
Our mission is to bring on board a new generation of fans in the fragrance market.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny brought on Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, seamlessly, without stopping to genuflect, the mood moving from sweaty to open-hearted, then finally, with Bad Bunny dancing off the field, singing into the camera, a furious insistence on decency itself.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Before the cruise, Frederick recommended consulting your doctor about which seasickness medications to bring on board, just in case.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Often, he has been turned to when Liverpool are chasing a result and Slot is keen to bring on more attacking players.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny brought on Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, seamlessly, without stopping to genuflect, the mood moving from sweaty to open-hearted, then finally, with Bad Bunny dancing off the field, singing into the camera, a furious insistence on decency itself.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Before the cruise, Frederick recommended consulting your doctor about which seasickness medications to bring on board, just in case.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Often, he has been turned to when Liverpool are chasing a result and Slot is keen to bring on more attacking players.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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The crash was reported shortly after noon and was caused by a 92-year-old woman driving a Toyota Prius, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The explosion, which ripped through the mosque during Friday prayers, was caused by a suicide bomber, police told CNN.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Armchair analysis fills the space that is created by the absence of available facts.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The government brought forward major reforms and bans on assault-style weapons after the country suffered its worst-ever shooting attack in 2020, when a man impersonating a police officer killed 22 people in northern Nova Scotia.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a sign of how bitter relations have sunk, in January star Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman had his Indian Premier League contract abruptly canceled, prompting Dhaka to ban broadcasts of the league in retaliation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Many of the posts linked to Tribune coverage published in July 2024 about Modrowski’s prison release, prompting a sudden spike of more than 30,000 pageviews since Sunday, according to the media outlet’s content analytics.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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End the massive overregulation brought about by my opponent.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The shooting happened during Operation Metro Surge, an aggressive immigration crackdown that brought about 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota starting in December.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Our show is expertly produced, as always by Chris McLeod of Blue Elevator Productions and our very own Josh Billinson.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Karacasu Tekstil did its part, launching its Spinnovation collection of yarns that use half as much water and produce half as many carbon emissions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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