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begat

[bih-gat] / bɪˈgæt /


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And in the course of this year I gave myself, I got the show “Godspell,” and that begat other things.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2025

“Survivor” begat “The Apprentice,” sharing an executive producer in Mark Burnett.

From Salon May 31, 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

Buffett and his music — and the empire they begat — became pivotal figures in that claiming and invention.

From Seattle Times Sep. 3, 2023

This begat a tradition of colorful but useless metaphoric descriptions that preoccupied physicians for centuries.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro



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