- past participle of precipitate.
- past tense form of precipitate.
precipitated
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The answer can be found at open dumping sites across Tangerang, including in the areas surrounding the actual landfill, which have precipitated the growth of noxious trash mountains within a hundred metres of people's homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The transaction, while small at just 32 bitcoin, hurt investor confidence and precipitated a swift market pullback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Production ended on July 27, 1990 at a factory in Portugal, precipitated by tightening emission standards in Europe.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, his Republican and Democratic successors, dealt with the same moribund economy, and Carter oversaw another oil crisis in 1979 precipitated by the Iranian Revolution.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
And here it was, two years later more or less, and Joe Mondragon had precipitated a crisis, and Amarante Cordova had never been so excited in his life.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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