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  • present tense form of cause (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cause.
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causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
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The revision reflects a change in the BOT’s predictions for another inflationary risk: El Nino, the weather phenomenon that causes extreme rainfall and drought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It usually causes mild symptoms, but for babies, older people and those with weakened immune systems, it can lead to serious illness, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The causes of facial and body acne are similar, although skin bacteria sometimes play a larger role in body acne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s a statistical sleight of hand to conclude from this that old age is what causes bull markets to end, however.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

But it could not show the mechanism which causes light to reflect or refract, or the particles that cause smells.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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