induce
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Delmer’s mission was to undermine enemy morale and induce uncertainty among Nazi leadership while ensuring his messages didn’t betray their true source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Though he knows both Ellis’ and Murphy’s work tends to induce “strong reactions,” he also hopes people will see beyond the “movie poster exterior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“That’s lying to induce people to support you.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Even a slightly weaker U.S. dollar over the past year, which provides more purchasing power for foreigners, did not induce more activity,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Nothing would induce her to drag that festering memory into this beautiful mind.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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And while much of the movie induces sidesplitting guffaws, Tremaine said that producer and co-creator Spike Jonze was eager to highlight the sensitive beats shared between the cast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"A provider induces infringement if it actively encourages infringement through specific acts," it said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
In conventional devices, microwave radiation induces an additional alternating current through the Josephson contact.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Due to his challenging behaviour and a condition that induces severe vomiting, he remained in hospital for months as they struggled to find somewhere long term that could accommodate his needs.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
“The transmitter and the liquid that induces the simulation. The transmitter communicates information to the brain from the computer, and vice versa, and the liquid alters the brain to put it in a simulation state.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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In May 2025 he was placed in an induced coma, rupturing his intestine when he collided with a post during a game against Leicester.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It came just months after she was treated in intensive care after being placed in an induced coma following an emergency intestinal surgery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
In his first high-pressure situation of the night, Skubal induced Alex Bregman to fly out on a changeup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
He then induced 21 swings and misses against the Mets last Friday, also a personal best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I smell it. Olfactory hallucination, induced by sensual telepathy.”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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The centre of this anticyclone will shift eastwards on Tuesday, inducing warm south-easterly flows across much of the UK, with a lot of dry weather.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It signals to every counterparty transacting with a designated party that it could be next, inducing it to sever its ties to Iranian-linked finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
But, he was left stranded as Sasaki finished the inning by inducing a groundout before striking out Adam Frazier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"The hypothesis is that it's the lycopene from the tomatoes and the isoflavones from the soy that's inducing the effect, so we didn't want to have a control that's just water," Cooperstone said.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
On tire surface, there is something unappealing about the idea of inducing other people to flatten their accents in order to compete in a flatter world.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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