ultimate cause
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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
An emergency room doctor, who tried unsuccessfully to revive Mitchell, wrote, “I do believe hypothermia was the ultimate cause of his death,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday by Mitchell’s mother in federal court.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
The state tried to diminish the importance of Dr. Baker’s autopsy findings as only a starting point in determining the ultimate cause of death.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 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
