causing

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As a general rule, the individual components of quantum machines become increasingly unruly as they grow larger, causing error rates to spike.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In 1867 he seized the mighty New York Central in a fight with its new management by cutting off New York City from all rail traffic to the interior, causing its stock price to collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Rather than causing cancer, however, these mutations may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

It works by engineering a civil war within the immune system – to get one part to destroy the part causing disease.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“I don’t know! I don’t care!” yelled Duane, causing both Handsome and Magic to raise an eyebrow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el