as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse
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Recent Examples of bring about
Country singer Craig Morgan believes that President Donald Trump's administration has already brought about a surge of patriotism in America.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
But Ward said that figure isn’t enough to bring about lawmakers’ vision for the office.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The next stage of cocktail hour can bring about more musicians, but also some more unique elements as guests mix and mingle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Such limited operational gains would not give China the ability to bring about a dramatic regional expansion.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
But Ward said that figure isn’t enough to bring about lawmakers’ vision for the office.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The next stage of cocktail hour can bring about more musicians, but also some more unique elements as guests mix and mingle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Such limited operational gains would not give China the ability to bring about a dramatic regional expansion.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, Caltech agreed to pay over $25,000 to the Department of the Interior to cover the costs of repairing damage caused by a faculty member and students who drilled into a rock face roughly three feet from a petroglyph.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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The worst thing that could ever happen to you is that you could be implicated in having caused someone to die.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
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Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and 4 million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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As before, no new money is created when original savings are used up.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Joe Thuney brings significant upgrade to line March 5: The Bears haven’t had an offensive lineman named first-team All-Pro since 2006.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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That’s what the Dolphins are bringing aboard Wilson to be.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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There’s Image Playground, which allows the user to generate AI art using text prompts or quick sketches.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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While the Rays celebrated the culmination of the deal last summer, Sternberg was still unsure a new stadium would generate enough revenue to make the team’s $700 million commitment to stadium construction worthwhile.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department moved to dismiss corruption charges against Adams, prompting the resignations of several prosecutors in New York and Washington, including Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, who accused the mayor and the Justice Department of negotiating a quid pro quo.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a new interview with WSJ Magazine, Isbell says the marriage’s dissolution — the couple filed for divorce in 2023 — wasn’t prompted by infidelity.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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What needs to be done to prevent a Kessler meltdown?—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The podcast network produces more than 100 hours of weekly content.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Following the success of the limited series, starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier, Netflix is developing a second installment.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Bring about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20about. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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