spawned
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The man’s duality was evident by the fact that he truly was the ugly, divisive character that spawned the nickname “Tricky Dick.”
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The franchise has spawned many spinoffs including Netflix’s “CoComelon Lane.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Kettering Town, nicknamed the Poppies, spawned an industry worth hundreds of millions of pounds when Kettering Tyres appeared on their shirts on 24 January 1976.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The series came to the U.S. in 1969, where it proved such a success that it spawned “Masterpiece Theatre.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
China’s size and ecological diversity spawned many separate local cultures, distinguishable archaeologically by their differing styles of pottery and artifacts.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
