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induce

[in-doos, -dyoos] / ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus /


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"The strain-dependent nature suggests that we may be able to use lattice strain as a tuning knob to induce or control altermagnetism," Zhang said.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Section 301 allows a president to tariff as a targeted economic diplomacy measure to induce a foreign government to abandon a particular practice.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Delmer’s mission was to undermine enemy morale and induce uncertainty among Nazi leadership while ensuring his messages didn’t betray their true source.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Though he knows both Ellis’ and Murphy’s work tends to induce “strong reactions,” he also hopes people will see beyond the “movie poster exterior.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Fear, he realizes, helps to keep him awake, so he decides to induce it.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

"Mechanistically, we found that butyrate acts on IECs and induces sustained transcriptional and epigenetic activation of Sat1, an acetylpolyamine biosynthetic enzyme," Yu said.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

And while much of the movie induces sidesplitting guffaws, Tremaine said that producer and co-creator Spike Jonze was eager to highlight the sensitive beats shared between the cast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

It induces a kind of psychological claustrophobia that makes one yearn not only for freedom of movement but spiritual escape.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The author has related critiques for advocates of the raw-food movement, who maintain that the chemical transformations induced by cooking destroy vital nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Ohtani looked close to his normal self, even exchanging a few “gotcha” laughs with Smith, like when he induced an infield pop-up.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The treated mice were also more resistant to chemically induced colitis.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

In May, Tyler was placed into an induced coma after having emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal, but later died "as a result of the illness that she was being treated for", her family said.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“But what,” said she, after a pause, “can have been his motive? What can have induced him to behave so cruelly?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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

“These episodes ended with an eventual reversal in investment, inducing economy-wide recessions,” the BIS said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

But Sasaki bounced back by inducing a double play.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 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

In the absence of key nutrients, a severe chemical imbalance develops in the brain, inducing convulsions and hallucinations.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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