bring about

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Recent Examples of bring about Led by the National Association of Audubon Societies’ vocal opposition, the grassroots environmental movement that followed brought about laws prohibiting the hunting and sale of bird feathers. Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025 The last-second defeat brought about some pretty amplified emotions from Dolphins players and fans, prompting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in the loss, to call out the team’s leadership, which many interpreted as a veiled shot at McDaniel. Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 All the changes midlife brings about—menopause, empty nesting, changes in your professional and personal life—can indeed usher in a lot of fear, doubt and stress. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2025 Retailers may subtly pass them off by raising prices during phases like the holiday season, though tariffs could also make some manufacturing unprofitable and bring about automation quicker. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring about
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring about
Verb
  • Knowing what causes a disease is often the first step for mitigation.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There are also concerns the delay will cause chaos, confusion and stress for Americans, some of whom have already started receiving notices that their premiums will skyrocket next year.
    Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The series is created, written, directed and executive produced by Levinson and produced in partnership with A24.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Charismatic and successful military leaders like Douglas MacArthur, who refused to follow President Harry Truman’s orders during the Korean War, will always hold considerable power due to the prestige and dominance that militaries bring.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • His aspiration to be a country artist was what first brought the Texas native to Nashville, at age 19 in 1993.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The system mimics how the human body generates energy from food, using enzymes and natural molecules to convert glucose into usable power.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When Benson was on the ice killing penalties, the Sabres generated two scoring chances and allowed zero.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Roan repeated the phrase, prompting members of the crowd to chant along.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Our children stayed at the day care, but the process—there had been an investigation, in part prompted by us—had changed something in our relationship with the caretakers.
    Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Five times in these league championship series, the home fans have shown up and done their thing.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But some residents in Altadena whose homes were destroyed feel the utility company should have done more to protect them.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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