cause
Example Sentences
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“I came to understand that overeating doesn’t cause obesity. Obesity causes overeating,” she told the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times
Dale, an electrician, had begun to carry a mobile defibrillator in his work van after an advanced first aid course six months earlier and this was the first time he had had cause to use it.
From BBC
Minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already voiced his concern at the amount of money United have spent on players who are not contributing to the cause.
From BBC
Making it harder for people to find employment won’t help their cause.
CSX CSX -0.82%decrease; red down pointing triangle said a train was derailed Tuesday in Kentucky, which is expected to cause shipment delays.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
