bring about

British  

verb

1. to cause to happen

   to bring about a change in the law

2. to turn (a ship) around

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bring about Idioms  

1. Also, bring to pass. Make something happen, accomplish or result in something. For example, The revised tax code brought about considerable changes in accounting. The first term dates from the 1400s, and the variant, today considered rather formal, from the first half of the 1500s. Also see bring on, def. 1.

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bring about

If negotiations were to resume, it’s unclear whether Trump and his coterie of negotiators have the stamina or the foreign service expertise to bring about an accord.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Economists and investors have since worried that bad numbers could bring about the dismissal of statisticians, while good ones could be greeted skeptically by the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

That first listing did not bring about the Hollywood ending that Mirren, 80, and Hackford, 81, had hoped for.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Burnham vowed in a keynote speech in June to "bring about the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen".

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Maybe you could tell me how you came to that decision. I've been wondering what exactly I did to bring about that specific strategy."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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