final cause
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British actor Julian Sands' final cause of death has been deemed undetermined.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
The next day, Mr. Ketler’s body was taken to the city’s morgue, where the final cause of death was established.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
The final cause reflected the purpose of the being, or the reason why the sculpture was made in the first place.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena said the ATF’s finding is preliminary, and that determining a final cause could take up to two months.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
Thus a tadpole has the form of a juvenile frog, and its goal, its final cause, is to become an adult frog.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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