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induce

[in-doos, -dyoos] / ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus /


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One group received a standard diet, while another was given a high-fat diet to induce obesity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I think that would induce a recession which would eventually drive down yields.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

If you’ve never been in a Dulles people mover, you might be puzzled by the white-hot hatred they induce.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Researchers are using controlled, low-dose gamma irradiation on plant tissues to induce stable genetic mutations.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Nonsense! and what sort of an effect will the bequest have on you? Will it keep you in England, induce you to marry Miss Oliver, and settle down like an ordinary mortal?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The time we spend dealing with these automated interfaces isn’t only time away from real living, but it induces feelings of helplessness, frustration, and occasionally rage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tesshi Nakagawa’s scenic design is like a toy kingdom that induces the audience into a state of make-believe.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

"A provider induces infringement if it actively encourages infringement through specific acts," it said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Their insight: Outcome-based penalties only work when embedded in a menu that first induces honest self-selection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

“The transmitter and the liquid that induces the simulation. The transmitter communicates information to the brain from the computer, and vice versa, and the liquid alters the brain to put it in a simulation state.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

When she went into labour, Katie was induced and then "we were left in a room for long periods of time where I had no care," she explained.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then he induced Ronald Acuña Jr. to ground out to second to escape the jam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Officials said they suspect medication he was taking induced a false result, allowing his entry into the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The team then induced permanent strokes in mice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

They knew that it was essentially a liquid which could be induced to flow slowly toward cooing and light.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

The centre of this anticyclone will shift eastwards on Tuesday, inducing warm south-easterly flows across much of the UK, with a lot of dry weather.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

He stayed true to his identity, pounding the strike zone and inducing weak contact to go with nine strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The reasons range widely, from the need to protect manufacturing for defense purposes, to inducing trading partners to lower their trade barriers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It signals to every counterparty transacting with a designated party that it could be next, inducing it to sever its ties to Iranian-linked finance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Whatever they gassed us with, it had to be simulation- inducing or I wouldn’t be the only one awake.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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