occasioned

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The rise of AI technology, which requires far more energy than ordinary computing, has occasioned data centers’ dramatic numerical growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Dr Perumbalath resigned, saying at the time it was "not a resignation occasioned by fault or by any admission of liability".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

This season happily occasioned the arrival of a new soloist, Ryan Tomash, currently on a leave of absence from the Royal Danish Ballet, where he is a principal dancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Dolores’ silence might have been brought on by a jealous reaction, but mine was occasioned by pure surprise.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou