cause
Example Sentences
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Companies surveyed by the New York Fed said consumer spending ticked up, but uncertainty is still causing some shoppers to hold back on big purchases.
Does the electric current flip the spins directly, or does heat generated by the current cause the change?
From Science Daily
It is caused by excessive production of growth hormone, which leads to enlarged hands and feet, changes in facial appearance, and abnormal growth of bones and internal organs.
From Science Daily
Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unknown.
From BBC
They also said that the drone, which caused little damage and no casualties when it hit the runway at Akrotiri, had not been launched from Iran.
From Barron's
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