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begotten

noun as in scion

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Then there’s the intentional disruption begotten by Trump’s tariffs, which are likely to fuel inflation and may well push the economy into recession.

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But the rat itself was surely born here, in the Valley, begotten of that species of teenagers caroming through the malls in flocks and packs.

Its shrinking budget has begotten a shrinking member base, leading to an even smaller budget.

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There was, however, considerable apprehension about the increase in national conversations about anti-Black racism begotten by the election of Barack Obama and then by George Floyd's murder.

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Laid bare here was the devastation begotten by the worst of American culture, the gun violence that bursts forth in sudden, senseless brutality in schools and churches and workplaces.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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