engender

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Lockdown engendered the internet era’s revival of zine and small-press self-publishing, but Cash saw a white space in the splintering literary movements; she imagined readings as localized fandom, not hostage situations.

From Los Angeles Times

In those high-profile cases, she said, law enforcement personnel rely “on the good will they engender when they do use the technology for really positive uses.”

From New York Times

“Having this website engenders more transparency,” said Nick Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford.

From New York Times

The fabric of American society — our car-centric city design, our predilection for single-family homes and our self-reliant culture — seems engineered to engender loneliness.

From Salon

At the same time, she said, women are afraid to speak out publicly for fear of losing sponsors or engendering a social-media backlash.

From Washington Times