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

“Their failure was a cause-in-fact and proximate cause of the accident,” the department’s lawyers wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The proximate cause of the breakup was the granting of a preliminary injunction against the deal by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

The Constitution had provided for Congress to identify a “seat of government” not to exceed one hundred square miles in size to be purchased from the proximate states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis