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The elevator gave rise to the skyscraper and reshaped how people live and work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The demand has given rise to a burgeoning gray market, where wellness spas, multilevel marketers and telehealth websites ply the public with vials of “research grade” peptides labeled “not for human use.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The age at which millions of people can claim their state pension is starting to rise to 67 from Monday, when the monthly payments also go up.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The annual cost for its Plus membership will rise to $120 annually, from $110.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Hume, in distinguishing relations of ideas from matters of fact, is recapitulating the fundamental intellectual conflict which gave rise to the Scientific Revolution.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton