Can a single workflow generate multiple list items?

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Published on 2008-11-21T22:48:27Z Indexed on 2010/06/10 6:02 UTC
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I want a workflow that, when an entry is created in List A, will generate one entry in List B for each entry in List C. Is this possible? If so, how?

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