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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That fact that the video about the making of a design object could generate 600,000 views in just 24 hours confirms the idea that these kids understand the subject — that design arouses their interest.
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
Food challenges have generated different types of innovation: Instead of hauling agricultural waste to decompose in the dump, why not create a harvester-style robot that can process it into carbon-sequestering, soil-enriching biochar?
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
More than 70% of market researchers believe the majority of market research will rely on synthetic responses within three years, as these artificially generated inputs help address key challenges such as limited budgets, privacy concerns and survey fatigue.
—Brad Anderson, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Filling a deck with cards of a different type will cause the type of energy generated each turn to be random, and this is where the auto-build functions come in handy to keep you on track.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
Food challenges have generated different types of innovation: Instead of hauling agricultural waste to decompose in the dump, why not create a harvester-style robot that can process it into carbon-sequestering, soil-enriching biochar?
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
More than 70% of market researchers believe the majority of market research will rely on synthetic responses within three years, as these artificially generated inputs help address key challenges such as limited budgets, privacy concerns and survey fatigue.
—Brad Anderson, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Filling a deck with cards of a different type will cause the type of energy generated each turn to be random, and this is where the auto-build functions come in handy to keep you on track.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Black Caucus believes the fees create a roadblock for families, the media and community groups to access the public record, particularly when seeking accountability for things that affect Black and minority communities.J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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Credited with creating meaningful conversations around wealth and happiness, the self-aware comedy from Dharmatic Entertainment had been watched in 85% of India’s pin codes less than two weeks after its debut.Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 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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Change always brings critics but also provides opportunity.Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Kahne brings a wealth of experience and success to the forthcoming season.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 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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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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