as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the mix of icy conditions and rush-hour traffic resulted in a number of accidents on the interstate
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At this stage, investigators have not determined whether the crash was caused by mechanical failure, operational error, or hostile action.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Eleven people have been killed in Israel as loud explosions caused by missile impacts or interceptions could be heard in Tel Aviv.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Tretter became chief strategy officer (a position created for him) after two terms as NFLPA president (2020-2024) and drew criticism for his handling of the selection process that led to Howell’s hiring.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The automaker also brought the smaller R2, which is now in pre-production status with units rolling off the assembly line in Normal, Illinois ahead of a summer launch, wrapped in RAD livery.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
27 Feb. 2026
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Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 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,
26 Feb. 2026
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Travel pictures and videos generated and edited using AI are used to lure people into paying for travel packages or tours that don’t exist.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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His prosecution has sparked outrage on social media and prompted several petitions calling for the charges against him to be dropped, including one signed by more than 380,000 people.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The shooting early Sunday outside Buford’s bar on West Sixth Street prompted an ongoing investigation involving local, state and federal authorities, including the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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This logline is slightly different from the premise of Fox’s original, which debuted in 1993 and ran for nine seasons and spawned two movies.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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Six hail from South Korea, suggesting K-craft might be the next cultural export for the nation that spawned K-pop, K-beauty and K-dramas.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Resulted (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resulted%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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