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
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
There is a strong causal link between saturated fat intake and heart health.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
These considerations, along with the just mentioned correlation between regional population size and societal complexity, have led to a protracted chicken-or-egg debate about the causal relations between food production, population variables, and societal complexity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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