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causal

[kaw-zuhl] / ˈkɔ zəl /


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Monitoring like FoodNet had previously been doing, is helpful, but it’s difficult to make direct causal connections based on what-ifs, no matter how likely.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

In short, this relationship reflected something real and causal, not just that badly governed firms were more likely to tolerate such connections in the first place.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

However, a written judgement approved by Employment Judge Dawn Shotter concluded "there was no causal connection between his disability and the gross misconduct Mr McGinty was accused of".

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Using World Cancer Research Fund evidence grading criteria, the researchers concluded that the evidence points to a probable causal relationship between higher intake of legumes and soy foods and a lower risk of hypertension.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Sometimes correlated quantities are causally related, but other “confounding” factors complicate and obscure the causal relations.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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