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Occasionally, I wished that the emphasis would have shifted more to the drama than to the religious feeling it was engendering in the company.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

They said this was engendering distrust over Iran’s intentions.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

"Our movement, which aspired to promote prosperity and happiness, was engendering destruction and fear," he explained.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the little pause that followed Benham had a feeling that Sir Philip was engendering something still more personal.

From The Research Magnificent by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Deep and ineradicable passion was engendering in my bosom.

From Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp)