as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers
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Recent Examples of generate
Clean wind power generated more electricity than gas for the second year in a row.
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Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
For socially conscious investors and entrepreneurs, the solution is clear: Ethical private investment can bridge the funding gap, driving measurable social impact while generating consistent, long-term financial returns.
—Frank Cartwright, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The list of players currently generating more primary assists there than Nikolaj Ehlers is Nikita Kucherov and, uh, nobody else.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the government could also lose substantial tax revenue, as the social media app generated $5.3 billion in taxes in 2023.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
For socially conscious investors and entrepreneurs, the solution is clear: Ethical private investment can bridge the funding gap, driving measurable social impact while generating consistent, long-term financial returns.
—Frank Cartwright, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The list of players currently generating more primary assists there than Nikolaj Ehlers is Nikita Kucherov and, uh, nobody else.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the government could also lose substantial tax revenue, as the social media app generated $5.3 billion in taxes in 2023.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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And this, too, has consequences: Americans have created the information climate that other countries must accept, and this allows deceptive election practices to thrive.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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The petition, which has since been deleted, was created under the name Dexter Morgan.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The strike, which happened from May to June of that year, caused multiple railroads to shut down, impacting the delivery of mail, according to the publication’s report.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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During the past two years, Bieber has not toured or released new music, citing health issues, including the effects of partial paralysis caused by Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Such cases bring home the importance of mutually respectful communication when making such requests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Her two large-scale, colourful installations will bring a festive dimension to this anniversary edition.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Returning recipients include Midway Contemporary Art in Minneapolis, which commissions work from artists and supplies them with the space and resources to produce it, and Houston’s DiverseWorks, which supports experimental performance.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Jan. 2025
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China’s flourishing petrochemicals industry, producing plastics and other industrial products, feeds on oil.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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That crash and a second fatal collision that involved two Apache helicopters in Alaska prompted the Army to ground all aviation except flights on critical missions.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The crash prompted a large search-and-rescue operation in the cold water.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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So, if customers won’t directly tell brands what’s wrong, what can those brands do to remedy the situation?—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Some say that more and more match-goers have taken to spending the hours before games at the stadium and doing their drinking there, rather than in pubs.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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