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induce

[in-doos, -dyoos] / ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus /


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"The strain-dependent nature suggests that we may be able to use lattice strain as a tuning knob to induce or control altermagnetism," Zhang said.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

If you’ve never been in a Dulles people mover, you might be puzzled by the white-hot hatred they induce.

From Slate Aug. 18, 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

Our other party, fleeing, made an uneven retreat down toward the launch—Clippinger, still by our side, calling across the lawn to them to stand—stand and fire, cowards—but nothing could induce them.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"Mechanistically, we found that butyrate acts on IECs and induces sustained transcriptional and epigenetic activation of Sat1, an acetylpolyamine biosynthetic enzyme," Yu said.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

It is used in combination with a second drug misoprostol, which induces cramping.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Poornima, a salt pan worker, sips black tea during the day -- saying the hot drink induces sweating in the dry weather to cool the body.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

Their insight: Outcome-based penalties only work when embedded in a menu that first induces honest self-selection.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The view induces the opposite of vertigo, a lurching feeling inspired not by gravity’s pull to earth, but by the infinite reaches of heaven.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

As Mr. Riley explains in a footnote, “this disclosure notified the terrorists that their communications were not secure and thus induced them to change methods.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“By no act, or direction of mine, official or private, could I be induced to aid, knowingly, in giving circulation to papers of this description, directly or indirectly,” he explained.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

As a next step, Segura's laboratory is investigating EVs produced by human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived astrocytes.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Confined to her hospital bed as she waited for her baby to be induced, Ania Aliev was attempting to finalise a deal to buy a company and put herself in the top job.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

He induced labor by stripping Mary Jane’s membranes at his office and, several hours later, Ed hustled her to the hospital.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

They risk becoming like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whom Florida’s Chamber of Commerce crowned “Florida’s Economic Developer of the Year” for inducing New York City wealth to move south.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Tanner Scott replaced him and got out of the jam by inducing Waldschmidt to fly out.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

His final pitch was a crucial one, inducing an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners to hold the game at 1-0.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Known today as electroconvulsive therapy, this involved sending electrical current through the brain and inducing seizures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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