cause
Example Sentences
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“This was a release packaging issue caused by human error, not a security breach. We’re rolling out measures to prevent this from happening again,” the spokesman said.
Others have struggled to make their needs understood, or found that the encounter unfolded in a way that unintentionally caused further harm.
From Los Angeles Times
Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.
From Salon
The project - which started four years ago - had triggered protests from locals and environmentalists, who argued that the construction work was causing irreparable damage to the Unesco World Heritage Site.
From BBC
"This was a release packaging issue caused by human error, not a security breach."
From Barron's
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