as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of bring on
Trips to free clinics were a limited option to help treat her extreme fatigue, painful muscle spasms, vision problems and anxiety brought on by her disease.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
The thought of a TikTok ban in the U.S. under a federal law passed in April 2024 that stated the app would have to go unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sold its U.S. operations brought on strong emotions among many creators back in January.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Basey had warned that drugmakers could take advantage of the chaos brought on by tariffs to jack up their prices beyond market justification.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
According to a lawsuit filed by another real estate firm, JRT Realty, Hamilton, a friend of Mayor Adams, also pushed firm Cushman & Wakefield to bring on Boutross to lead the firm’s account with the city.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
The thought of a TikTok ban in the U.S. under a federal law passed in April 2024 that stated the app would have to go unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sold its U.S. operations brought on strong emotions among many creators back in January.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Basey had warned that drugmakers could take advantage of the chaos brought on by tariffs to jack up their prices beyond market justification.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
According to a lawsuit filed by another real estate firm, JRT Realty, Hamilton, a friend of Mayor Adams, also pushed firm Cushman & Wakefield to bring on Boutross to lead the firm’s account with the city.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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The tariff file has caused a high level of uncertainty both for consumers and businesses.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And there’s a biological reason for it: Broken heart syndrome occurs when intense emotional stress causes your heart to temporarily stop pumping properly, leading to symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and fainting.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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But after eating Holly's brain in hopes of finding out who killed her, Liv learns more about where Holly was coming from and how to bring something of Holly's insatiable lust for life into her own existence.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2025
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The way to make this all possible, Democrats say, is by loosening the fiscal guardrails that were created on a bipartisan basis in 2017 and have allowed the state to generate continuous surpluses during Lamont’s tenure.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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The blaze has prompted the closure of some major highways and the evacuation of several thousand people.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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That has prompted Xinis to order depositions and written questions between the parties to determine whether to hold any Trump officials in contempt.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are partially reusable, holding the promise that SpaceX's rockets would bring about a sharp reduction in the cost of launch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Coyle describes other data challenges brought about by dramatic shifts in the American economy over the past 80 years.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the administration should be willing to admit failure if the talks don’t produce such an outcome and prepare for what comes next in the long confrontation between the Islamic Republic and the Western world.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Missouri’s Luther Burden III — Burden, who produced 2,263 yards and scored 21 touchdowns in his three collegiate seasons, is a dynamic presence when in open space.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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