precipitating

Example Sentences

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"Precipitating an economic and humanitarian crisis is not a foundation for the peaceful settlement of disputes."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2019

Precipitating each fourth turning, the authors wrote, is a breakdown of the existing civic order and the institutions that prop it up.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2017

Precipitating the downpour was a study commissioned by Presidential Science Adviser George Keyworth II.

From Time Magazine Archive

Precipitating herself with a sort of frenzy into the new element of activity thus introduced into her life, Brigitte took the field in the making of the trousseau and the purchase of the corbeille.

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de

Algernon Bracket, somewhat rash, Had blown a monster bubble, When, oh! there came a blinding flash, Precipitating trouble!

From The Rocket Book by Newell, Peter