induce

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Studies point to wearables’ tendency to induce “self-tracking anxiety” or “health data anxiety,” the byproduct of too much information about one’s inner workings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After praising the Grammy winner’s “excellent performance,” Farah Griffin recalled thinking the energetic spectacle — a celebration of the Latin community — would induce labor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

This trial, which opened on Monday, will look at whether Yoon ordered drone flights into the North to induce military conflict between the Koreas, among other things.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The study, titled "Primate gut microbiota induce evolutionarily salient changes in mouse neurodevelopment," was published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Juno’s plan was to have the two fall in love with each other and so divert Aeneas from Italy and induce him to settle down with Dido.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton