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  • present tense form of cause (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cause.

causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
Synonyms


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The results provide experimental evidence for flexoelectricity, an effect in which uneven bending causes a material to develop an electric charge.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

She denies that getting close to the sharks and touching them causes harm: "Most of my work and what I share is respecting and observing from a distance," she says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"Now, when someone wins they'll go around the festival site or some of the local pubs with the tarpaulin from the ham, and collect donations for good causes."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

This tilt toward Gloria causes the film to lose its way a bit, pulling focus from the more potentially vital mentor-disciple dynamic between Ed and the anxious, navel-gazing Meyers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Downstairs at Snowberger’s, my daddy deals with death by misadventure, illness, and natural causes galore.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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