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begat

[bih-gat] / bɪˈgæt /


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We learn how Iceland’s glaciers, essentially rivers of varying pace, begat their unique ecosystems, but also how they provided the breathtaking terrain upon which Magnason’s grandparents Hulda and Árni fell in love.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

That story begat others, which became the foundation for “Bug Hollow.”

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.

From Washington Times Nov. 22, 2023

It was family tragedy that begat a soldier.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2023

In fact, rather than Pythagoras’s triangle, there was a circle, or a cycle, at work: form begat information, and then information begat form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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