causes

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He couldn’t overcome the opposition, including the powerful maritime unions, and called himself the patron saint of lost causes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Commission President Rasha Gerges Shields said that while she was pleased that the department had uncovered and was investigating the officers’ alleged misconduct, she worried about underlying causes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“We are sticking with 20% odds of a recession that causes a bear market,” he notes.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Plus, the destruction of the environment causes viruses to spill over from animal hosts into us.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

A movement of an object causes a disturbance of the normal motion of the air molecules near the object.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones