1
as in to create
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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2
as in to convince
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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3
as in to cost
to have a price of
the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction
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Recent Examples of bring
The 550 Maranello was a Pininfarina design with classic, almost sober proportions, tipping its hat to Ferrari’s GT tradition while bringing its V-12 grand tourer into the modern age.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Or the sixth anniversary can also bring candy or sugar.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
On January 29, Anthony Gordon had joined from Everton for an initial fee of £40million ($49.5m at today’s rates), all paid up front, a deal Newcastle brought forward from the summer to capitalise both on the selling club’s need for funds and their own unexpected position.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
But Clark's appearances in games brought historic viewership to both the college and pro levels.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Or the sixth anniversary can also bring candy or sugar.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
On January 29, Anthony Gordon had joined from Everton for an initial fee of £40million ($49.5m at today’s rates), all paid up front, a deal Newcastle brought forward from the summer to capitalise both on the selling club’s need for funds and their own unexpected position.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
But Clark's appearances in games brought historic viewership to both the college and pro levels.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Trocchi said the opioid settlement committee was created to ensure that experts, including treatment providers and individuals in recovery, could come up with a plan to meet the state’s needs.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Elizabeth Sparkle (Moore) uses The Substance to create a younger counterpart, Sue (Qualley).—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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Adams has pleaded not guilty and is supposed to stand trial in April, but his legal team is also trying to convince Trump’s Justice Department to drop his case.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Frank’s Red Hot has enlisted Paris Hilton and Dunkin’ has convinced Ben Affleck to return for a second year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Bone-in wings, bread bowl pasta, and handmade pan pizzas will cost extra, however, according to the pizza chain.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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And these guys are costing the club £1m per week in wages, (subject to the Rashford/Villa deal).—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 45 mph could cause tree branches to fall, creating further hazards.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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His promotion of conspiracy theories claiming vaccines cause autism, linking antidepressants to school shootings and even suggesting WiFi causes cancer have alarmed healthcare professionals and Democratic lawmakers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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To accomplish that, the farmers had to persuade their clients to embrace a new aesthetic: less polished and more primal, twining and frondy, founded on blossoms that might be too lush and soft to endure weeks of refrigerated storage but could be guaranteed to look and smell like nothing else.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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McCafferty wasn’t persuaded by the state’s arguments, which concerned player safety and integrity of the sport.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The greater mystery now is how much — or how little — the 49ers can fetch in return for Samuel, who didn’t generate enough of a market in 2022 or again last March to garner a trade.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Team Fluff fetched the Lombarky Trophy to win the Puppy Bowl on Sunday.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Any new mandate requiring that many people to comply within 30 days surely would have generated widespread coverage by legitimate media outlets, and the terms of the testing program would have been made public through official government channels.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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United are still struggling to generate cash from their day-to-day operations, with negative overall cash flow of £54m during this quarter.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the good cop/bad cop act didn’t entirely satisfy her fanbase.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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Scholars have debated the framers’ intentions in forming it, and a prominent theory is that the framers inserted the Second Amendment to satisfy anti-federalists, who feared a centralized government might attempt to disarm its citizens.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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