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[kawz] / kɔz /




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But experts are still trying to understand the cause of her anemia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“A lot of people don’t know that radon gas is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.,”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The sudden pain in the chest, limbs, back and joints - from a lack of blood circulation - may cause organ damage.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"Adult gaming centres on high streets can often bring real harm to communities," Burnham said, adding that vape shops "don't add much to community life and cause other issues too".

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

She’s never had a thought that she didn’t voice, never met a Black cause that she didn’t want to champion.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The 12-hour procedure was to resolve an arteriovenous malformation, which is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels that causes seizures and can be fatal.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Seasonal influenza causes 3-5 million cases of severe illness worldwide each year and is linked to as many as 650,000 deaths.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The Dallas County Medical Examiner said the 69-year-old woman had died of natural causes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Cyclosporiasis infection causes debilitating watery diarrhea, fatigue and loss of appetite with symptoms lasting anywhere between a few days to a month or longer without treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

It’s never entirely clear on any given day what causes what inside the stock market, but it was pretty clear that, on October 31, Meredith Whitney caused the market in financial stocks to crash.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

One patent describes a wafer-holding plate that can detect and adjust surface temperatures to correct flaws caused by old machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Satellite images have captured plumes of smoke and damage caused by a wildfire in north Wales.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“I think they just wanted to pass the test, and they didn’t care what damage was caused to Hugging Face in in the process.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Businesses that caused "social harm" would be treated differently, he said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

He had never caused such a commotion before, not even the night last week when his ear ached and he cried for a whole hour.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Citizens has said it plans to do more real-estate lending tied to specific areas such as data centers, though its pullback in offices is causing its overall commercial real-estate loan balance to fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

This data is used alongside new maps, produced with the help of satellite imagery, showing the risk of causing river pollution on a field by field basis.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

A drone struck a generator in May near the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant, the Arab world's only such facility, causing a fire.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

As that warm blob of ocean water hugs the coast of South America, it heats the air above, causing the pressure to drop.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Her hands came down on the top of the orange again, causing less of a splash than the last time, but punctuating her sentence nicely.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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