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causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
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Salem acknowledged there is still a stigma in the workplace which causes many women, especially those early on in their careers, to feel fear around sharing their struggles.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Steyer said his and his wife’s decades-long work and funding of progressive causes sets him apart from previous wealthy self-funding candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“Any energy infrastructure, frankly any infrastructure causes folks who are impacted by it to have a reaction,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

At extremely high energies, the strings effectively spread interactions out, preventing the violent behavior that normally causes the equations to fail.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

“The children are much too tired for another outing. I dare not leave them again, and in any case, they have not yet finished their essays on the causes and consequences of the Peloponnesian War.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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