proximate
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With investors already fearful about the more proximate risks posed by the hundreds of billions being spent on AI, this vision of the future spooked the markets further.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The proximate causes at times seem minor relative to the reactions they’ve provoked in the market.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
In each case, what might have otherwise been viewed as a minor offense was taken seriously because the actors were proximate to those in power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
A lot of research, and especially mainstream media, conflate the proximate cause of something with the underlying cause of it.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024
Those are no longer the questions of proximate causation that this chapter has been discussing, but questions of ultimate causation that will take up the next two parts of this book.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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