cause

Example Sentences

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The trees felled to produce them may be said to have been sacrificed in a worthy cause.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is a direct threat to banks that pay low rates of interest on consumers’ accounts and argue the move could cause them to lose deposits.

From Barron's

In laboratory experiments, retinoic acid can cause cancer cells to stop growing or die, contributing to the belief that vitamin A has anti-cancer properties.

From Science Daily

People I spoke to described the escalation as cause to organize even harder.

From Slate

The blaze had broken out on the ground floor but its cause is unknown.

From BBC