causing

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It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken skin, causing severe bleeding and organ failure.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In these cases, diabetes appears to increase the risk of poor healing, rather than tooth infections causing diabetes directly.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Anthropic declared stock sales facilitated by unauthorized firms void, causing widespread panic among investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

On May 4, the company registered a massive amount of stock—nearly 294 million shares—owned by early investors, founders, and private backers so they could sell it to the public, causing the share price to plunge.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I tried to explain what Togbe had told me about how the dam had changed salt levels in the Lower Volta, making waterweeds and bilharzia spread, and causing the clams to die out.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo