ultimate cause
Example Sentences
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But their proceedings displayed a certain lack of seriousness about tackling the ultimate cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Resuming the studies could pose challenges, and will likely depend on what doctors determine was the ultimate cause of the patient’s death.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
In each case, humans were the ultimate cause.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
Sure, it was the weapon of choice, but it wasn't the ultimate cause of death.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2020
But chemists do not assign a purpose or function to a collision of two gas molecules, nor do they seek an ultimate cause for the collision.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
