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brought

[brawt]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bring.



brought

/ brɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of bring

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  • unbrought adjective
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James could decide in the middle of the season that he’s had enough and embark on a league-wide farewell tour, the sort that once brought the tough Kobe Bryant to tears.

America's final-day comeback brought unexpected respectability to the final score, but also exposed how far the US lag behind Europe in their Ryder Cup efforts.

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That one was brought about by disagreements over funding a wall on the Mexico border.

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Machar has dismissed the charges brought against him two weeks ago as a political "witch-hunt".

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Shires pauses, attempting to joke that it’s the laundry detergent that’s brought her to tears.

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