engender

Example Sentences

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And it may well be engendering a burst of financial instability that could spill into the larger economy in the form of rising unemployment.

From New York Times

Multiple recent downgrades of banks, including First Republic, by ratings agencies like Moody’s have engendered fear among investors and depositors.

From New York Times

In reality, both are deadly, and both engender more harm.

From Salon

The princes’ comparing of notes as the song evolves engenders mutual compassion.

From Washington Post

Perhaps that was the source of her fear — knowing the intensity of the assignment she would be subjecting herself to, day after day, with all the pressures that stardom engenders.

From Washington Post