occasioned

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His dismay at Tehran’s recent impertinence, however, has occasioned helter-skelter statements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Mr. Trueman contends that the loss of belief in man’s sacredness, depending as it did on a belief in God, occasioned the descent into confusion we constantly regret, without knowing quite why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

“Into the Woods” occasioned Peters’ best work, including a duet with Salonga of “Children Will Listen” and a coup de théâtre involving Little Red Riding Hood’s costume.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

That cry usually occasioned a dozen mirrors thrust out of cells so that inmates could get a good look at her.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover