engender

Example Sentences

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“The terrorist risk it engenders has grown in recent years within Western democracies — France, in particular,” Nicolas Lerner, head of France’s internal security agency, DGSI, said in a rare interview published in Le Monde newspaper.

From Seattle Times

But that necessity engenders its style: “13TH” tears through history with a palpable urgency that pairs nicely with its righteous fury.

From New York Times

Russia used Belarus as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, engendering sanctions and cementing its status as an international pariah.

From New York Times

“I remain clinically concerned, especially where influenza vaccine doesn’t engender as much protection as we might like,” she said.

From New York Times

But the exchange also gestures toward a certain queasy ambivalence the film engenders about the relationship of the characters to the larger political context.

From New York Times