causal factor
Example Sentences
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It says the primary causal factor for the implosion was the firm's failure to follow "established engineering protocols" for safety and testing.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
But both the French and American agencies state that, in order to understand the full safety implications of the accident, it’s important to list every causal factor.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The very ubiquity of Epstein-Barr has made it especially difficult to isolate as a causal factor.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
The charges require the jury to conclude that his actions were a "substantial causal factor" in Floyd’s death and that his use of force was unreasonable.
From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2021
An additional causal factor in the production of tickling may lie in the nature and structure of the nervous process involved in perception in general.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock
