causal

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We must confront the causal factors of antisemitism honestly and address antisemitism where it is most common and most virulent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

However, after deeper analysis, only tyrosine showed a consistent and potentially causal relationship with reduced life expectancy in men.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Critics add that the causal link between social media and teen mental-health problems remains unproven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It will be co-ordinated with local probes into whether there was a causal link between the contaminated formula and the deaths of three babies in France.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But a skilled practitioner can use it to tell how meaningful a correlation is—and maybe even tell whether that correlation does indicate a causal relationship.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt