be due

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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

“The strong recovery has pushed prices to elevated levels and signs of overbought conditions are emerging, suggesting stocks could be due for a near-term pause or pullback,” he said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Leonardo’s cautiousness could be due to the integration of the recently acquired defense business of Iveco and foreign-exchange headwinds, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“This growing interest may be due to higher gas prices.”

From MarketWatch • May 2, 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