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I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse.
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However, the digital economy has brought about a new paradigm.
—Pandwe Gibson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
All our sufferings must therefore be lesser evils that somehow serve to bring about a greater good.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Now they're also being used to try to bring about outcomes no jurist can hand down in judgment.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Similarly, the digital age has brought about innovations that demand adjustments to traditional governance structures without discarding their core values.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of bring about was
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“Bring about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20about. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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bring about
verb
: to cause to happen : accomplish
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