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beget

[bih-get] / bɪˈgɛt /


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Many fear that the strategy of taking down top leaders will only beget more fighting.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The disaster beget $53 billion in losses, with insurers covering around $40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

That strain beget a slump, Pages batting .159 through the season’s first three weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

“If I can get my ideas to severed workers all across the world, it might beget a revolution.”

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

I wished I too had some kind of scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini