be due to
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The recent drop in prices could be due to a variety of factors, including a likely overpriced market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Note: Some difference could be due to different reporting methods.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“This growing interest may be due to higher gas prices.”
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
For instance in bowel cancer, the researchers estimate that for every 100 extra cases, 20 may be due to excess weight while 80 are still unexplained.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
It has been suggested that the major ice ages on our planet, which recur every hundred million years or so, may be due to the interposition of interstellar matter between the Sun and the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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