causal

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According to the court filings, the company conducted internal studies that found causal links between social media use and mental health issues, such as increased social comparison, anxiety and depression.

From Salon

Microplastics are the current bete noire and rightly so, but we’re still in the dark about the causal calamity of a past era’s chemical polluting.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, the findings are not definitive, and many uncertainties remain, including how these infections might trigger hepatitis and whether AAV2 plays a causal role or is “just a bystander,” Dr. Tacke said.

From New York Times

But “I wouldn’t come close to drawing any causal conclusions.”

From New York Times

He said the evidence suggested there was a potential causal relationship between road traffic noise and hypertension, independent of air pollution and other risk factors.

From BBC