as in to bring about
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This brings about conflict, but also forms the basis for building something special.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Trump expressed his hopes earlier in the day that a trilateral meeting could bring about an end to the war.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Aug. 2025
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Streaming Platforms Major live events like the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final, watched by 1.1 billion viewers, place immense strain on streaming platforms, sometimes causing crashes.—
Asad Khan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the move has caused Niger, the country in West Africa where the space rock was initially found, to question the legality of its export.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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As writers like Rawles so deftly demonstrate, reality TV fiction can draw on the most propulsive parts of reality TV—the drama, the intrigue—to highlight what lurks behind the scenes of production, in that murky zone of manipulation and psychological damage.—
Hannah Berman
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Guardian reported earlier this month that Israel's military used Microsoft's Azure cloud infrastructure to store Palestinians' phone calls, leading the company to authorize a third-party investigation into whether Israel has drawn on the company's technology for surveillance.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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That means teaching parents how to be their child’s calm center, how to interpret behavior as communication, and how to create home environments that foster cooperation and emotional safety.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of the season, Vrbo created its first-ever Gridiron Guest Report to share the top game destinations and matchups fans are traveling for this year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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This crossword clue page was generated automatically using information from puzzles.usatoday.com.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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From orbital factories producing high-value materials to lunar platforms enabled by in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), the use of local materials—such as lunar regolith to build infrastructure, generate fuel or produce oxygen—marks a significant shift.—
Shelli Brunswick,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Oasis is instigating joy on reunion tour What Oasis has brought with this tour, perhaps inadvertently, is a communal spirit.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The average number of days employees are required to be in the office rose 12% over the past year, but office attendance showed an increase of just 1% to 3%, according to Brian Elliott, CEO of Work Forward and publisher of the Flex Index, which produced the report.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ford will stop producing the Escape and Corsair SUVs at the end of 2025, but anticipates having enough inventory to last through 2026.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Orthostatic hypotension — a sudden sensation of dizziness brought on by standing up too fast.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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With my first child the love brought on an almost adolescent sense of heartache.—
Ellyn Gaydos
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Contribute (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute%20%28to%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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