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The vast vast majority of illnesses, people do not bring upon themselves.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

I knew what misery I should bring upon the country by leaving the Basutos to ravage the Boer places, and therefore I have agreed to the proposal of Mr. J. P. Hoffman.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Jacob also testified that he too warned Eastman of the likely violence and chaos his path would bring upon the nation.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2022

“To complain would be only to bring upon themselves another storm of abuse and fury,” she wrote.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019

But God will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days which have never come, from the day when Ephraim removed from Judah the King of the Assyrians.'

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)




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