induce

Example Sentences

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The payments were intended to "induce Alison-Madueke to perform her duties as the Nigerian minister of petroleum resources improperly," lawyers told the court.

From BBC

When I got Bingo, these facts were framed to me as a kind of conspiracy—corporations exerting influence on vets, inducing them to sell ultraprocessed food to pet parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And one of the unintended consequences is that it has essentially induced the equivalent of a recession on the production of housing.”

From Los Angeles Times

He was placed in an induced coma after undergoing surgery.

From BBC

Liyanage, very consistent in the lower middle order since his debut two years ago, looked set to cash in before Rashid struck on his return, inducing a return catch.

From Barron's