cause and effect
Example Sentences
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Because this kind of study can show an association but cannot prove cause and effect, the takeaway is not that B12 is dangerous.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Because the study was observational, it cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Their experiments focused on a specific scenario, repeated mild brain injury, and used CTE tissue to provide supporting observations rather than direct proof of cause and effect.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
The editors of the London Review of Books aren’t conspicuous Trump fans, but they are appreciators of cause and effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
We are, as humans, heavily socialized to make a kind of rough approximation between cause and effect.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
