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
The bond market — where traders price the risk of both inflation and an economic downturn — has, for its part, shimmied off moments of worry brought on by Mr. Trump’s boomeranging style of negotiation over tariffs.
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Also known as stress cardiomyopathy, the real condition can bring on a sudden and dramatic weakening of heart muscle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
As if the energetic reset brought on by your solar season wasn’t enough, there will be an auspicious new moon in your sign on Feb. 27, presenting you with a fresh start and a clean slate in this area of your life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
His limited minutes were compounded by Nuno dropping Morgan Gibbs-White, a No 10, into a deeper role in the latter stages of games instead of bringing on Ward-Prowse.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Also known as stress cardiomyopathy, the real condition can bring on a sudden and dramatic weakening of heart muscle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
As if the energetic reset brought on by your solar season wasn’t enough, there will be an auspicious new moon in your sign on Feb. 27, presenting you with a fresh start and a clean slate in this area of your life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
His limited minutes were compounded by Nuno dropping Morgan Gibbs-White, a No 10, into a deeper role in the latter stages of games instead of bringing on Ward-Prowse.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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Alternate payment gateways cause Volusion to charge 1.25% for Personal, 0.65% for Professional, 0.35% for Business, and custom percentages for Prime.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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But, unlike the 2019 outbreak, during which 1,274 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 31 states, this latest outbreak has already caused one death, the first from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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They are recognized leaders in creating the kind of strikingly original campaigns that energize audiences and consumers alike growing from core to more.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Newsom announced on Wednesday a new proposal that will create a $125 million mortgage relief program to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by recent natural disasters dating back to 2023.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The senior forward has a happy-go-lucky nature, always bringing an optimistic perspective.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Engage your core, bring your knees toward your chest, and curl your upper body forward, bringing your elbows toward your knees.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Any new mandate requiring that many people to comply within 30 days surely would have generated widespread coverage by legitimate media outlets, and the terms of the testing program would have been made public through official government channels.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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United are still struggling to generate cash from their day-to-day operations, with negative overall cash flow of £54m during this quarter.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Frozen nutrition shakes sold to long-term care facilities and other care institutions have been linked to a deadly listeria outbreak, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to announce a nationwide recall.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the other people takes out a gun, prompting Wilson to run in the other direction.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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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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This was thanks to the onset of photosynthesis, brought about by the evolution of microbes called cyanobacteria.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Doozer Productions executive produce alongside Tarses and Carell.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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The doc is produced by Big Sur, Mad Entertainment and RAI Cinema in co-production with Luce Cinecittà.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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