causal
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Monitoring like FoodNet had previously been doing, is helpful, but it’s difficult to make direct causal connections based on what-ifs, no matter how likely.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The MOD says there needs to be reliable evidence to raise reasonable doubt of a causal link between exposure to radiation and certain cancers.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Using World Cancer Research Fund evidence grading criteria, the researchers concluded that the evidence points to a probable causal relationship between higher intake of legumes and soy foods and a lower risk of hypertension.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Kissei said causal links to Tavneos hadn’t been confirmed in all 20 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
There are many confounding factors, however, and whether there’s any causal relation between the two phenomena is unclear, as is its direction, if there is one.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing causal
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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