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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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There may not be some earth-shattering moment where AI either goes awry and causes chaos or suddenly solves the world’s most intractable problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

While it is painful and frustrating, shingles rarely leads to hospitalizations and causes fewer than 100 deaths a year in the U.S., according to the CDC.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The 2023 study reported potentially important effects in laboratory systems, while subsequent assessments have not established that ordinary sucralose consumption causes the same harm in people.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

"You see the causes people are running for, all pulling together for the bigger cause," Burnham said.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It strikes me that the silent generation is my grandparents, and the idea of losing them causes a painful twisting in my heart.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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