cause
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The fine print: Can cause short-term itching in the scalp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
No cause of death was given, but the musician had been candid about his battle with cancer in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But Vandermolen says some traditional terms are still being used and still cause distress.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
While most common infections do not directly reach a developing fetus, these pathogens can sometimes cross the placenta and cause a congenital infection.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
As Black men were freed, many joined the Union cause.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
I have aphantasia, this brain condition that causes me not to be able to imagine anything visually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
We have a decentralized election system that causes a lot of problems.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
According to federal data released in July, influenza and pneumonia climbed from 11th to eighth among the nation’s leading causes of death in 2025, the first time flu has cracked the top 10 since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
These disabilities can occur because a stroke deprives parts of the brain of oxygen or causes bleeding that destroys brain cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I am far from happy, Miss Havisham; but I have other causes of disquiet than any you know of. They are the secrets I have mentioned.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Flea-borne typhus is an acute febrile bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia Typhi bacteria, which is spread by infected fleas often found on pets and wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Edinburgh Zoo's baby red panda Roxie was three-months-old when she died from stress caused by fireworks on Bonfire Night in 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Their analysis showed that the longer melt season was caused mainly by later autumn freeze up, rather than by a large shift toward much earlier spring melting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The poor result only caused more alarm, driving yields still higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Father didn’t like the attention: “It has caused a great deal of trouble and anxiety … it is impossible for us to attend to our daily occupations.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
"I realized that in order to make a drug widely available to treat sarcopenia, the first step is better understanding what is causing sarcopenia in the first place," Arnold said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Diesel is just causing rising input prices across the whole value chain.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Garces Perez says the agents twice sideswiped his Toyota Corolla, causing damage, before their unmarked SUVs turned on their lights and sirens.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
DoorDash also cited technical glitches and multi-stop delivery routes for causing the firm to underpay workers or delay wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Every now and then a kite would swoop down over the waterfowls’ nests, causing a commotion as the parents tried to protect their hatchlings.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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