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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Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
More than half of the revenue is generated outside the U.S.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Pioneer Green Farms continues to focus on expanding its operations, including the purchase of farmland and the launch of new products, with the expectation of generating additional revenue streams.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
The bond will generate an average of $9.2 million annually over its lifetime.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
More than half of the revenue is generated outside the U.S.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Pioneer Green Farms continues to focus on expanding its operations, including the purchase of farmland and the launch of new products, with the expectation of generating additional revenue streams.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
The bond will generate an average of $9.2 million annually over its lifetime.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Interaction Design Institute in Turin, Italy, created Arduino in 2005 to provide people of all ages with an easy, inexpensive way to build electronic devices and control them with rudimentary code.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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The precursor to the Constitution and replaced by that document, the Articles of Confederation created the framework of a federal government while preserving the sovereignty of the states. 1920: The first meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations took place in Geneva, Switzerland.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Relieving intense pain, such as that caused by surgery and traumatic injury, risks inducing the sort of pleasure that could leave patients addicted.Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
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Lake effect snow, on the other hand, is a localized phenomenon caused by cold air moving over a warmer body of water, picking up moisture and depositing it as snow when the air cools over land.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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This kicks off Morrible causing the tornado in the Wizard of Oz that brings Dorothy to Oz and kills Nessarose, a.k.a.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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The settlement only lasts a year and will almost bring the BBC up to the next charter in 2027.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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The movie, which is currently filming in Hawaii, is directed by Thomas Kail, with Johnson producing alongside Moana music composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original lead, Auli‘i Cravalho.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The four singles produced from From Zero all rank highest on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties, such as inflation and market volatility, have prompted family offices to diversify further into private markets and real assets.Rami Harajli, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lindner’s dismissal prompts him to withdraw his Free Democrats Party from a coalition with Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, leaving Scholz in a minority government with the Green Party.CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Against an Auburn team that wanted to do the same things, Alabama’s defense bounced back in a major way.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Many Black Friday shoppers avoided the long lines at stores and chose to do their holiday shopping in a more convenient way: online and with their smartphone.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Generate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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