begetting
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“These dynamics are essentially similar to a bank run: vulnerability begetting more vulnerability,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
That trend could itself be causing a vicious cycle of fewer children begetting fewer children, said Takuya Hoshino, senior economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023
The son of a goddess and a prince, he carried the ancestral burden of begetting a lineage of rulers in a foreign land.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022
Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, described Leonard’s procedure last month as major surgery begetting a recovery “that’s going to require a great deal of time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
Emily Brent thought to herself: "I shall begetting a free holiday at any rate."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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