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begat

[bih-gat] / bɪˈgæt /


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The survey begat headlines in the media, especially in finance-oriented publications like Fortune and Barron’s, that figuratively wrung their hands over the travails of the upper crust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

He’s written and produced hundreds of hours of television, and conceived the WGA’s Television Writers Handbook, which begat the WGA’s Showrunner Training Program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

“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

I don’t know how they begat Saint Sarah and her bubbliciousness.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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