cause and effect
Example Sentences
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“We don’t have to stick to the cause-and-effect of which people are going to reappear later in the story,” Gent noted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Because this was an observational study, the authors emphasize that it cannot establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
To try and shed light on the cause-and-effect relationship, Australian researchers are recruiting 13- to 16-year-olds for a "Connected Minds Study" to assess how the ban affects their wellbeing.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
The observational study did not prove causation, or a direct cause-and-effect relationship, but could only link associations between music and lower dementia risks, Jaffa said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
The medical literature of this and other countries contains many significant cases that support Dr. Hargraves’ belief in a cause-and-effect relation between these chemicals and leukemia and other blood disorders.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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