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The resulting revival of antislavery sentiment helped give rise to the Republican Party in 1854.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
During normal embryonic development, they give rise to three major cell types: endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“In our opinion, this should immediately give rise to a sigh of relief among investors.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rising energy prices can give rise to so-called stagflation, a nightmare combination for central banks of stagnant growth and high inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
At other times, two languages may come together, fuse, replicate, and give rise to nests of new tongues.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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