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[kawz] / kɔz /




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Back at The Old Windmill, Murphy merch is raising money for a good cause.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

"Speculation helps no one and can cause enormous additional distress to a family at an already incredibly difficult time."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The Ojai Raptor Center reported a dip in Big Bear bald eagle Jackie’s blood values, leaving the livestream star in intensive care as experts work to find a cause.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Handling wild game can pose food-safety risks: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that raw or undercooked wild game, including bear meat, can carry trichinella parasites, which cause trichinellosis.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

“It’s obvious that Gladys Herdman got that poor little boy to knock himself silly and cause a big commotion, and then she went to the cafeteria and walked off with every last cookie!”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

At ordinary temperatures, heat causes atoms to vibrate constantly.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids and causes a haemorrhagic fever.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

He advised each of the last seven U.S. presidents on new viral epidemics faced by the world, including multiple recurrences of Ebola, HIV/AIDS, Sars-CoV-1, H1N1 Influenza, Zika and then Sars-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It was generally acknowledged that there was a limited range of possible causes of a change in the relationship between earth and water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The other category is medical costs and liability, or losses from an accident you caused, including damage to the other car and its driver and passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Falling debris from the attacks damaged houses and vehicles and caused a fire in a non-residential building, he said.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Because the research was observational, it cannot establish that higher levels of exercise directly caused the lower cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

She loaded boxes of evidence into a White House meeting with Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to prove to the president that it was Burgum who had caused this problem for the president.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

The highly contagious illness is caused by bacteria growing in the body, usually the lungs, and is spread through the air when people cough, sneeze, or spit.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Despite extensive testing and bloodwork, experts still have not figured out exactly what’s causing her symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The government wants to raise awareness that daily life could be interrupted, but without causing significant disruption, said Kuo.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"For every dollar the government is spending on positive biodiversity conservation action, there's A$26 being spent on subsidies that are causing harm to nature," he tells the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

It also makes it possible to form the desired ordered intermetallic structure at much higher temperatures without causing the nanoparticles to clump together.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Every now and then a kite would swoop down over the waterfowls’ nests, causing a commotion as the parents tried to protect their hatchlings.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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