causal
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In contrast, economist Christine Mulhern’s 2023 paper finds that individual high-school counselors have causal effects on educational attainment comparable in magnitude to teachers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
His claims are not backed by evidence, as research has not found a clear causal link between antidepressants and violence, for example.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
We must confront the causal factors of antisemitism honestly and address antisemitism where it is most common and most virulent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Their findings showed that higher body weight is not simply associated with dementia but plays a causal role in its development.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
They were simply meant to force me to see that there was a causal relationship between whether I pressed the button and whether the planet exploded.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Vocabulary lists containing causal
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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