induce
Example Sentences
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After a series of experiments in mice, the team found that diet induced thermogenesis produced almost the same weight loss as constant exposure to five degrees Celsius around the clock.
From Science Daily
Then they induced a skin condition similar to eczema on the backs of all the animals.
Leqaa Kordia, 33, said in a statement through her lawyers last week that the facility’s “filthy” conditions made her ill and that the fall induced a seizure.
From Salon
“Improving affordability conditions have yet to induce more buying activity,” the trade group’s Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement.
From Barron's
After five days in an induced coma, Dean pulled through and has since recovered, but she says the experience has still left her with physical side effects.
From BBC
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