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“This has to be brought about by some top-down process in which some conscious part of the brain decides ‘I want to think of something now and then.’”

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025

"It does bring about the opportunity to utilise this time to ensure that these significant changes can be brought about in a clear, deliberate and deliverable way," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023

The end of humanity is far more likely to be brought about by multiple factors, Kemp says—a pileup of disasters.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2023

McCarrick’s resignation “could only be brought about by a pope,” Collins said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018

Radiation is an uncoupler, and the death of cells exposed to radiation is thought by some to be brought about in this way.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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