because of

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Farage also said he wished the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of the authority because of its financial problems.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Food spoils because of a lack of refrigeration, and people can’t use air conditioning or fans as temperatures rise to the high 80s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Stocks could easily push well higher now, especially because of explosive earnings growth from artificial-intelligence spending—that’s what has made the ERP a touch more attractive since November.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The “Wonderful Tonight” guitarist and singer was expected to return to the Movistar Arena stage for an encore but wrapped the set because of the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

What if they’d sent this letter because of that?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix