as in to bring about
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The conference had sent at least one team to the championship game for eight straight years prior to the 2022 season, but the NIL era seems to have brought about newfound parity in college football.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The Wilkinsons will bring about 10 animals from their operation.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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That’s just caused a little distance.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Can severe weather really cause exploding trees?—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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Kim Jee-woon’s A Bittersweet Life (2005) drew on the cool aesthetics of Jean-Pierre Melville’s gangster films while examining specifically Korean concepts of loyalty and social hierarchy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Born in Beirut in 1980, Atoui draws on his extensive research into music history, instrumentation, and production to create multisensory environments that reimagine our relationship to sound.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2026
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The western islands are steeper, higher and shaped by varied microclimates created by altitude and cooling trade winds.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Miami Heat Miami is about $30 million below the luxury-tax threshold, but that does not include anything for unrestricted free agent Norman Powell, who could generate enough interest to get a salary in that range himself before even filling out the roster.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other new entries are DSquared2 (which featured a hot celebrity) and Dolce & Gabbana (which generated heated controversy for its model casting).—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Snow blankets the region A widespread snow event in March 2015 brought measurable snowfall across all of North Texas.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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And, quite frankly, the Patriots do need to blitz to bring pressure, despite having some formidable pass rushers on their defensive line.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Missing Link Painting alone would never be enough to produce the change Davis sought.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Valdez-Gomez allegedly produced a gun and fired at Tatmon, but was quickly disarmed by two other men on Tatmon’s side of the conflict, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The team brought on some minority investors for the first time this offseason in an effort to bolster coffers that were in the red, in part because of COVID-19 and the quick collapse of a broadcast model that relied on cable.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Pats then brought on Mike Vrabel, who has put himself in the Coach of the Year conversation after previous success with the Tennessee Titans.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Contribute (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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