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his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers
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Recent Examples of generated
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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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Natchez was considered the ideal location for creating an economy centered on slave labor that generated cotton.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The tragedy comes as a powerful storm off the coast has generated dangerous conditions in the water.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Reduced engine use means cleaner air for the employees working on the apron and lower exposure to pollutants generated by aircraft during ground operations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Ten Fort Worth apartment complexes and motels generated nearly 2,200 police calls in 2025, averaging more than six calls per day across the properties.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Some city leaders had also dinged the county for misusing homelessness money generated from a previous sales tax and argued this new pot of dollars would be handled no better.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
This is the first year an ALICE report was generated for North Carolina by United for ALICE.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Of course, this isn't the first time Johnson's hunting adventures have generated controversy.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Natchez was considered the ideal location for creating an economy centered on slave labor that generated cotton.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The tragedy comes as a powerful storm off the coast has generated dangerous conditions in the water.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Reduced engine use means cleaner air for the employees working on the apron and lower exposure to pollutants generated by aircraft during ground operations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Ten Fort Worth apartment complexes and motels generated nearly 2,200 police calls in 2025, averaging more than six calls per day across the properties.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Some city leaders had also dinged the county for misusing homelessness money generated from a previous sales tax and argued this new pot of dollars would be handled no better.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
This is the first year an ALICE report was generated for North Carolina by United for ALICE.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Of course, this isn't the first time Johnson's hunting adventures have generated controversy.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generated
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But the most authentic experiences happen in small clubs and at late-night radio shows where the music was first created.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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The one that struck Elena’s building caused damage to multiple floors but no serious casualties.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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In all, the raids caused a nearly 13% decline in annual visits, the report found.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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According to Oliveira, onlookers were amazed by the size of the shark as it was brought closer to shore.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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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
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Fears of a widespread attack prompted authorities to order residents to stay at home, and children in the area were kept in lockdown at school for at least three hours.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Yet the softened recommendations for both shots that the administration and Kennedy’s ACIP pushed through since last spring are among the decisions that prompted the recent lawsuit.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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While multiple sequels and spinoffs have spawned in the years since, nothing matches The Conjuring in providing genuine, classic horror for an era of jaded moviegoers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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