as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse
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Recent Examples of bring about
East County – David R. Shorey: Public health leader who has mobilized diverse groups to bring about environmental justice, human rights, and substance use prevention and serves on the LGBTQ Advisory Council for the county Sheriff’s Office.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
This is again likely due to the RTX 5060 Ti's memory-bandwidth limitations brought about by the card's narrow 128-bit interface.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Big little Liechtenstein Soon after the Castro brothers seized power in 1959, at the height of the Cold War as the globe was falling into capitalist or communist camps, a complete U.S. trade embargo sought to choke the Cuban economy and bring about regime change.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
For the record, reiki is an energy healing technique using light touch or no touch that is supposed to bring about calmness.
—Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
This is again likely due to the RTX 5060 Ti's memory-bandwidth limitations brought about by the card's narrow 128-bit interface.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Big little Liechtenstein Soon after the Castro brothers seized power in 1959, at the height of the Cold War as the globe was falling into capitalist or communist camps, a complete U.S. trade embargo sought to choke the Cuban economy and bring about regime change.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
For the record, reiki is an energy healing technique using light touch or no touch that is supposed to bring about calmness.
—Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring about
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Market selloffs cause many higher-income Americans whose net worth is significantly lower to reduce their spending.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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If your case is fully nontaxable, that causes no tax problems.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Team Green runners who either avoid bringing a kit bag or drop it off the day before the race help reduce the need for baggage trucks.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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It can't be seen with the naked eye, but a curious weather pattern in the upper level atmosphere above the continental United States is forecast to generate unsettled weather and some big temperature contrasts into the weekend.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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During exercise, phosphocreatine is broken down and used to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), your body's main energy source.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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That also prompted more than 200,000 subscription cancellations.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Eva clocks their conversation as extremely paranoid, and Kyle's attempt at smoothing things over with David only prompts David to start up all over again.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Svalbard is governed by a 1920 treaty that gives over 40 countries, including Russia, China and the U.S., equal rights to live and do business there.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Once you're done, gently rinse away all shaving cream with warm water, and pat dry with a clean towel. 7.—
Megan Gustashaw,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2025
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Notable Figures: During the quarter, the company's equity income in China produced a $45 million profit, compared to a loss of $106 million last year at this time.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Asiatic lilies are hybrids that stand very upright, producing 4- to 6-inch flowers on thick stems that seldom need staking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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