spawned
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Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The $10 billion invested in robotics in 2026, according to CB Insights, has spawned an industry focused on training robots.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The most important chip company in AI, Nvidia, and its graphics processing units, arguably would not exist if not for the gaming industry, which also spawned pioneering AI lab Google DeepMind.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
He spawned imitators and counter-planners, who spent their seasons in search of a way to stop him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It lived in both of my grandfathers, spawned by every goal they’d abandoned and every compromise they’d had to make.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
