to cause an event to happen (usually a negative connotation); bring about; bring rise to; provoke; trigger
Maya Media
@mayamedia.bsky.social
This is why I think Trump will try to nullify the midterm results. This will precipitate his final push for a coup.
A 99 point shift is unprecedented.
Stunning numbers': Enten evaluates Trump's new polling low https://youtu.be/mXHd2cy1pRE?si=L1H5GGxwePuvDwaB?...
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𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕂𝕖𝕪
@skeletonkey.bsky.social
The president of the United States has claimed to be in dialogue with god.
If he said that he was talking to god through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency.
I cannot see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive.
~Sam Harris
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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Exxon has shut down its 246k bbl pd Joliet diesel refinery. The move is expected to precipitate a diesel supply crisis across the US. The major said the move was necessitated because of outages. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobils-joliet-refinery-reports-upset-due-power-outage-2026-09-14/
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