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Any one of these might, in the past, have precipitated a regional war.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

Omaha Police Capt. Jeremy Christensen told the Omaha World-Herald that a car alarm may have precipitated the deadly incident.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2023

“They elected to choose one who has threats against his life that don’t concern this case, and who is undercover. They have precipitated this problem.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

However, at other points in the war, evacuations from Russian-occupied areas have precipitated an eventual pullback of Russian forces in the face of Ukrainian advances.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

The moment was critical; a discovery that Brissot had written or printed "avant de mourir" of one still alive might have precipitated matters.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel