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begat

[bih-gat] / bɪˈgæt /


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Yet that begat one of the greatest turnarounds in league history, which started with the hiring of Will Kuntz as senior vice-president of player personnel.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2024

He expanded his herd further that year, adding Beatrice and Benito, who begat Mellie.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2024

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

It was family tragedy that begat a soldier.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2023

In fact, rather than Pythagoras’s triangle, there was a circle, or a cycle, at work: form begat information, and then information begat form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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