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as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff
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as in persuaded
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong
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as in cost
to have a price of
the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction
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Recent Examples of brought
Substitutions brought fresh life to Switzerland's team in the second half, and those subs scored three goals in a matter of minutes — two by Johan Manzambi and one by Rubén Vargas.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
In December 2024, Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder, weapons and forgery charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The museum had its soft opening last Sunday and the communities support brought nostalgia to many.
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Crystal Cooper,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Although Edeme never claimed to have invented the technique, she has widely been credited as the person who brought the style back into the fore.
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Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Huskies got a run back in the fifth and had two men on base with nobody out in the seventh when the rain brought things to a halt.
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Dave Wright,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
Saturday brought a four-hour dolphin watch and snorkel sail with Sunset Sail Key West.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
China brought a mixed bag, with one DNF in the sprint race and one DNS on Sunday.
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Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
In December 2024, Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder, weapons and forgery charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The museum had its soft opening last Sunday and the communities support brought nostalgia to many.
—
Crystal Cooper,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Although Edeme never claimed to have invented the technique, she has widely been credited as the person who brought the style back into the fore.
—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Huskies got a run back in the fifth and had two men on base with nobody out in the seventh when the rain brought things to a halt.
—
Dave Wright,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
Saturday brought a four-hour dolphin watch and snorkel sail with Sunset Sail Key West.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
China brought a mixed bag, with one DNF in the sprint race and one DNS on Sunday.
—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought
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That has caused several groups to propose their own ways to fix the program, including a Washington think tank whose paper proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.
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Wickens said the blaze was human-caused and remains under investigation.
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Seeking eyewitness testimonies, Gordon’s team tracked down Toek Tik, whom the lawyer befriended and ultimately persuaded to talk on the record.
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The administration has persuaded several dozen countries to take in deportees who are not their own citizens, including African countries plagued by armed conflict, civil unrest and political turmoil, like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The proposal, which will be heard at Monday's city council meeting, is estimated by the city to cost between $15,000 and $25,000, primarily because of the cost of materials needed to suspend it at the new location.
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
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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.
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The dry conditions have also created high fire danger in parts of the state.
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Not everyone is convinced the project will be beneficial.
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Larys convinced Aegon to ride out the Dance of the Dragons in Essos, but the pair doesn’t make it as far as Duskendale before they’re intercepted by Rhaenyra’s soldiers.
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And what about that enormous price of six hundred livres, three times the sum fetched by the most expensive of the artist’s pictures at auction thirty years later?
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David Meisinger, the chief executive of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, said the high prices typically fetched in utility acquisitions, as well as lack of willing sellers, have historically served as barriers for the expansion of public power.
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This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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Green Dot founder Steve Barr stipulated that his group’s schools would be union represented — but that commitment satisfied only a small number of opponents.
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