cause
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner said the cause of death stemmed from the combined effects of physical exertion, environmental heat exposure, blunt trauma and COVID-19 infection.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Strikes near the operating plant could cause "harmful consequences for people and the environment in Iran and beyond," said Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“At no point has a tax protest that I’m aware of — other than the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion — been sufficiently widespread or strong enough to cause any kind of national response,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The main cause: Prices are far higher in the U.S. for the same medical products and services, from surgeries to drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Even that, Lippmann thought, might cause the market to crash.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
