cause
Example Sentences
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It crashed on the east end of the runway and authorities do not yet have information on the cause of the crash.
From BBC
“It was a full-bore public shaming, imbued with an unhinged and vicious glee that we hadn’t experienced since, well, the last time millions of strangers rallied to the cause of destroying someone’s life — but magnified by the fact that everything and everyone involved was a standard menu item at the Things You Love to Hate buffet,” a Free Press writer said at the time in an article criticizing the public’s response.
From Los Angeles Times
The coroner said Prof West concluded she died due to complications of the surgery, but he said the "exact cause of cardiopulmonary arrest is unclear".
From BBC
“We have no information on any cause,” Ferguson said.
And feeling embattled can convince a person that they’re courageous, their cause noble, and their efforts to vanquish their enemies virtuous—even if, in reality, they’re simply a frightened hypocrite, terrorizing others so that they might feel less afraid.
From Slate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
