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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The proposal was first announced in January as part of President Joe Biden’s crackdown on junk fees and attempt to bring about more transparency on charges including on airline tickets, live events, car rentals, hotels, banking services, retirement advice and credit cards.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
But there’s another means, at least as important: by volunteering, advocating or donating to support nonprofit and charitable organizations that work to bring about change and offer help where it’s most desperately needed.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Here, breathtaking views and moments of quiet contemplation amid the pine forests and Spanish moss might bring about a spiritual awakening.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Conservatives’ focus on trans rights is merely the next front in the attacks that brought about the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
—Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
But there’s another means, at least as important: by volunteering, advocating or donating to support nonprofit and charitable organizations that work to bring about change and offer help where it’s most desperately needed.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Here, breathtaking views and moments of quiet contemplation amid the pine forests and Spanish moss might bring about a spiritual awakening.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Conservatives’ focus on trans rights is merely the next front in the attacks that brought about the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
—Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
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At least one of these strikes will drag on for weeks, causing meaningful disruption.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Solar flares can also unleash giant clouds of plasma known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which can cause geomagnetic storms and widespread auroras.Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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And this growing problem is creating an increasingly hazardous environment for operational spacecraft and satellites.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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As a follow-up, Rise moves the 18th-century setting of the original into the 20th century, bringing the mysterious, powerful idol to the attention of both academic scientists and mass media executives who seek to exploit its mind-altering powers.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The effort, which proved successful, brought further awareness to Wyss’s giving.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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This generated a huge professional gap for Syrians, Marwan said.Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Knicks have also generated more turnovers lately.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The original wedding site was quite a ways outside Vancouver, where the show is primarily filmed, but concerns about the limited options for pivoting in case the unpredictable June weather interfered prompted them to move the location three or four days before filming took place.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tesla’s stock has surged since CEO Elon Musk helped bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, but its auto business has been sluggish, prompting the company to offer discounts in the hopes of juicing sales.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania developed a model based on network theory to do just that, describing their work in a February paper published in the journal Physical Review Research.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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It’s also thought that an internal pick has the ability to hit the ground running, as an external hire would have a lot of learning to do.Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
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Even appliances, produce, and cookbooks—though certainly at home in this space—might be giving your kitchen a busy appearance.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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By harnessing water, not burning oil or gas, to produce electricity, this new energy matrix was supposed to help mitigate the effects of global climate change — not make Ecuador a victim of it.José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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