as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse
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Recent Examples of bring about
One significant and positive change for the MENA region brought about by the tariffs is the push for more geographically streamlined trade corridors.
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
With fears of tariffs bringing about a potential recession and the stock market tanking, Trump can ill afford another setback with voters.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Without any guarantees beyond this season, Barnes’ Dodgers days could be coming to a close, but his primary concern still is to assist others in order to bring about another playoff run.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The model essentially told me that this plan has, in fact, brought about jealous reactions abroad.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
With fears of tariffs bringing about a potential recession and the stock market tanking, Trump can ill afford another setback with voters.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Without any guarantees beyond this season, Barnes’ Dodgers days could be coming to a close, but his primary concern still is to assist others in order to bring about another playoff run.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The model essentially told me that this plan has, in fact, brought about jealous reactions abroad.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring about
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Progress against the disease rebounded quickly after the disruptions caused by COVID-19, but recent reductions in development assistance for health pose a serious threat to sustaining this momentum.—
Peter Sands,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The drying process can cause instant coffee to be a little acidic; look for freeze-dried instead of spray-dried.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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The project is also intended to contribute to maintaining existing forests and creating new ones.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Along with vendors selling truckloads of toys and memorabilia tied to fans’ favorite shows and characters, the event is a place for fans to meet face to face with actors and illustrators who bring those characters to life.—
The Kansas City Star and,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Designed to be a lush, year-round oasis, this innovative space combines design elements inspired by Portland’s urban charm and tropical island retreats, bringing a slice of paradise to the city during the (in)famous Pacific Northwest rainy season.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs and economic policy (9 percent) are now generating as much negative discussion as Trump's stance on Russia (9 percent).—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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One way to do that is off the rush when teams aren’t as set defensively, but the Canucks are one of the worst teams in the league at transition offence, so this is a tough environment to generate those types of looks at a high volume.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The kingdom says beggars arrive under the guise of religious pilgrimage, prompting Pakistan last year to block more than 4,000 from traveling there.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket had a successful debut launch in January, but was not able to stick the landing of its booster, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to ground the rocket.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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This was the best of both creative stimulating worlds, essentially doing a play on screen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Isar's Spectrum also isn't reusable, but European officials hope competition from new startups will produce fresh launch options, and perhaps stimulate an inspired response from Europe's entrenched launch companies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Marc Webb directed, Marc Platt produced feature musical pulled in an overall hefty 30% Latino/Hispanic crowd behind 43% Caucasian.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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