cause and effect

Example Sentences

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To try and shed light on the cause-and-effect relationship, Australian researchers are recruiting 13- to 16-year-olds for a "Connected Minds Study" to assess how the ban affects their wellbeing.

From Barron's

Clear cause-and-effect situations like this are nearly impossible to recreate in controlled experiments, giving researchers a rare natural experiment.

From Science Daily

The study did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship between hair straighteners and cancer of the uterus, a form of reproductive cancer that has been increasing in incidence among women in recent years, especially among Black women.

From New York Times

Most of what’s cited above is anecdotal — the cause-and-effect hasn’t been formally studied.

From Seattle Times

“Everything is caught in this cause-and-effect relationship.”

From New York Times