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spawn

verb as in produce

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It was hardly surprising that as one of the most historically important vessels in naval history, the Monitor would spawn a great many searches.

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Consider how the Black-Scholes pricing model, an innovative mathematical formula introduced in 1973, spawned a whole new market for derivatives and made them widely accessible.

But she branded and marketed it with gusto, spawning media accolades, celebrity acolytes, controversy — and a recent federal conviction for forced-labor conspiracy.

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Billboards calling her a “baby killer” popped up across her district during the 2024 cycle, spawning questions from her grandchildren who saw them, she said.

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The growth in drone use for military ends has spawned its antithesis – a counter-drone industry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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