causing

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As a general rule, the individual components of quantum machines become increasingly unruly as they grow larger, causing error rates to spike.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"The timing of the Haiti game is causing some challenges, " he laughs.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

How did the plague stick around for nearly half a millennium after the initial wave, causing repeated outbreaks?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Over time, tidal forces synchronize the planet's rotation with its orbit, causing one rotation to take the same amount of time as one trip around its star.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He even grinned, causing Trey’s head to swivel between us in confusion.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith