cause and effect
Example Sentences
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However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
The editors of the London Review of Books aren’t conspicuous Trump fans, but they are appreciators of cause and effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
He did, and in 2011, Christopher Sims and his friend Thomas Sargent won a Nobel Prize for their work revealing how the lines of cause and effect ripple through the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
It's also worth remembering that this was an observational study, meaning it shows associations rather than cause and effect.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Did the Ancient Hainish postulate that continuous sexual capacity and organized social aggression, neither of which are attributes of any mammal but man, are cause and effect?
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
