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
His dismay at Tehran’s recent impertinence, however, has occasioned helter-skelter statements.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
The 10th anniversary of Miranda’s Tony Award-winning, culturally transformative musical “Hamilton,” with the duel as its centerpiece, has occasioned a new wave of critical hosannas.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 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
