cause
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The five-day crisis eased Monday as officials determined the damage would not cause a massive explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
After being installed in his new post, Sonko promised to "not use this responsibility to orchestrate institutional chaos, to create an institutional crisis, or to cause problems for the president of the republic".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“The root cause is definitely the staffing and overreliance on people to volunteer to do extra.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
On Tuesday, NT's health minister said autopsy results from an overseas lab found diphtheria was the cause of a man's death in April at Royal Darwin Hospital, the first such case since 2018.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
My one-second mistake would cause the North and South to never fully reconcile in the aftermath of the Civil War.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing cause
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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