as in to bring about
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The years immediately following high school usually bring about intense growth and change and, hopefully, a little maturity.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025 -
Tensions remain high between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, despite U.S. diplomatic efforts that helped bring about a ceasefire.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Published on June 5 in the journal Criminal Law Forum, the investigation draws on direct archival evidence from Cambridge University that is helping fill in the gaps to a high-profile true crime scandal that would make headlines even today.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Here are the winning numbers from the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 June 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,
9 June 2025
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Some Christians have created ministries such as Canines for Christ, which provides dogs to patients at children’s hospitals, nursing homes and hospice facilities.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Some of those accusations later generated criminal charges and convictions in New York and California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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As of Friday, June 6, the TikTok has generated over 4.4 million views.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The primary, Sam Rashid, is a demanding man from Tampa who is bringing his entire family on vacation, including two adorable four-year-olds.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Kimi Antonelli steadily brought home points and consistently ran in the middle of the top 10 for a majority of the opening slate (aside from being point-less in Bahrain).—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The Love That Remains is produced by Anton Máni Svansson of Iceland’s Still Vivid and Katrin Pors of Denmark’s Snowglobe.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Most hydrogen is currently produced using fossil fuels.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Despite the economic uncertainty and stock market volatility brought on by President Trump’s tariffs (including those already imposed and those threatened and then delayed), 13-year-old Chime is moving ahead with its IPO plan.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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If the Thunder and Pacers are still playing basketball on Sunday, June 22, those Game 7 impressions will all but erase the inevitable make-good obligations brought on by any under-deliveries in the early broadcasts.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2025
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“Contribute (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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