be brought about
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“This has to be brought about by some top-down process in which some conscious part of the brain decides ‘I want to think of something now and then.’”
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
By minute 86, whiplash could be brought about in an attempt to turn away from the misery.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
The end of humanity is far more likely to be brought about by multiple factors, Kemp says—a pileup of disasters.
From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2023
McCarrick’s resignation “could only be brought about by a pope,” Collins said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2018
Radiation is an uncoupler, and the death of cells exposed to radiation is thought by some to be brought about in this way.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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