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brought

American  
[brawt] / brɔt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bring.

brought British  
/ brɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of bring

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  • unbrought adjective

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Other volunteers brought their specialties to bear: With Sweida’s medical facilities ravaged, the center managed four hospitals in the province.

From Los Angeles Times

Geraldine Nordfelft, who brought her daughter to nippers, said "it was really important to return to whatever this new normal is as soon as we could".

From BBC

"So many wonderful people came to help. That brought me a lot of hope."

From BBC

The trip inspired him to eventually build a business, Blue Diamond Travel, that brought religious pilgrims on similar trips.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They still haven't brought his body home," said one widow, too afraid to give her name.

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