come into being
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: to begin to exist : to come to be
The story of how the university came into being is quite fascinating.
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Having the scientific community come into being with mindfulness is really the watershed moment.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
This means that pairs of particles—a particle and its antimatter partner—can briefly come into being by borrowing energy from nothing.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
But both sides would have to negotiate a precise timetable that would first allow a Palestinian state to become fully functional and then for the confederation to come into being.
—Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
Qatar has largely done what Washington has asked—indeed, Trump’s 20-point peace plan was unlikely to come into being without Qatari mediation.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
This means that pairs of particles—a particle and its antimatter partner—can briefly come into being by borrowing energy from nothing.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
But both sides would have to negotiate a precise timetable that would first allow a Palestinian state to become fully functional and then for the confederation to come into being.
—Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
Qatar has largely done what Washington has asked—indeed, Trump’s 20-point peace plan was unlikely to come into being without Qatari mediation.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Come into being.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20into%20being. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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