begot

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Project Plowshares, the program that begot this test, bears more than a passing resemblance to today’s efforts to apply ever more powerful artificial-intelligence models to every area of human endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

I got into comedy because I just loved doing it and that begot so much else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Likewise, expectations are heavy on Dunn, 26, after a breakout 14-goal and team-high 50-assist season begot a four-year, $29.4 million extension.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

His defiance begot defiance: The Lebanese University said it would stick with winter time.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

In the meantime Lord Mantios begot Polypheides, the prophet, and Kleitos—famous name!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer