causes

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And, with the publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations just a day later, Adam Smith unleashed a free-market revolution.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The main source of this claim appears to be a 15-year study led by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, published in 2006 in the journal Cancer Causes and Controls.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Causes of prolapse include genetics, heavy lifting, constipation or a persistent cough.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

But while “65” follows the precepts of the dinosaur subgenre, albeit in a streamlined fashion, “Smoking Causes Coughing” mocks the very idea of superteams.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Cures had begun to be attributed to Patria; Maria Teresa was great on love woes; and as for Minerva, she was competing with the Virgencita as Patroness of Impossible Causes.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez