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If rising interest rates were enough to precipitate a bear market, the bull market would most likely have ended months ago.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Highly concentrated brines can keep phosphate dissolved in solution and can promote chemical reactions involving organic compounds and minerals that precipitate from solution.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

“A breakdown in negotiations could precipitate flows into safe-haven assets like gold,” the CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

“I think what the Iran war basically does is it precipitates things like these, and it presents opportunities for some of the groups on the ground,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Unlike uranium, thorium doesn't dissolve well in water, so it precipitates out on particles in the water column.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

Around 45-50 degrees Fahrenheit, the natural wax particles in olive oil precipitates out of the oil, thus making it appear crystallized, explained olive oil retailer Brightland.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024

Over time, bright yellow, uranium-based precipitates accumulated on the cathode cloth.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

In Jane Austen novels, a death often precipitates the loss of a fortune, which propels the heroine to seek a husband.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The transaction, while small at just 32 bitcoin, hurt investor confidence and precipitated a swift market pullback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Russell's case was complicated because his fall down the order was precipitated by a cascading series of events.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

It also precipitated devastating civil wars in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, which triggered large-scale migration from the region to Europe.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Paul’s initial claim to fame was launching #MomTok in 2020, which precipitated the 2024 Hulu series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

As Charles looked at the beaks of the finches, he began to see evidence of the fight for survival that precipitated the change.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The need for upgrades to campus infrastructure and the slow process of obtaining tax credits left the building program years behind schedule, precipitating a 2022 lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And the precipitating event for Trump’s change appears to have been a question-and-answer session with Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy in a Senate hearing this week.

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026

Another possibility: Tech investment gets ahead of demand, precipitating a bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Once in the oceans, of course, groundwater will never again be suitable for drinking and human use without expensive and energy-sucking treatment or through the natural cycle of evaporating and precipitating as rain.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025

There they separated out 93 by repeating a tedious sequence of heating, evaporating, dissolving, precipitating, and centrifuging over three long days.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik