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induce

[in-doos, -dyoos] / ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus /


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But these interactive tools must not "excessively cater to users, induce emotional dependence or addiction, and damage users' real interpersonal relationships", China's new rulebook says.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

You might think that these otherwise symmetrical examples of bad luck would induce similar levels of stress and anxiety.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Moondra castled Samson with his first ball in international cricket, while Hollard took two balls to induce Kishan into skying a chance.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Activist short sellers release reports on companies that they say are overvalued or hiding information from shareholders, then cash in on the selloffs their ideas sometimes induce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

“The effect,” he wrote, “will be to induce people more and more to bring their food with them, and more and more to scatter papers and offal on the ground.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

It is used in combination with a second drug misoprostol, which induces cramping.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Poornima, a salt pan worker, sips black tea during the day -- saying the hot drink induces sweating in the dry weather to cool the body.

From Barron's May 10, 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

This charge induces an opposite charge in the worm, creating an attraction that pulls the two together.

From Science Daily Oct. 15, 2025

The view induces the opposite of vertigo, a lurching feeling inspired not by gravity’s pull to earth, but by the infinite reaches of heaven.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Using induced pluripotent stem cells from people with Alzheimer's disease and healthy individuals, the team created hindbrain organoids containing specialized brain cells, or neurons, that produce the neurotransmitter serotonin.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Then with runners on second and third, he induced José Caballero to hit a grounder to third baseman Max Muncy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

During the 2018 U.S.-China trade war, for example, voluntary curbs by Chinese SOEs depressed trade with the U.S. by an additional 4 percentage points beyond the 8% decline induced by Chinese tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Their son was expected on 31 December but health problems meant that Melissa was hospitalised on 30 November and induced on 7 December.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

She had a Moorish, languid, and abundant air about her, which induced repose and trust.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

“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, he was left stranded as Sasaki finished the inning by inducing a groundout before striking out Adam Frazier.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Roberts turned to right-handed reliever Treinen, who walked Moreno but got out of the inning by inducing Arenado to fly out to left field.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

"The hypothesis is that it's the lycopene from the tomatoes and the isoflavones from the soy that's inducing the effect, so we didn't want to have a control that's just water," Cooperstone said.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

A late winter wind blew the tops around, inducing in her a momentary vertigo.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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