causal
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Monitoring like FoodNet had previously been doing, is helpful, but it’s difficult to make direct causal connections based on what-ifs, no matter how likely.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Approval seems likely, as long as full data confirms no causal signal for the adverse events, according to Stifel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
However, a written judgement approved by Employment Judge Dawn Shotter concluded "there was no causal connection between his disability and the gross misconduct Mr McGinty was accused of".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
That provided direct evidence that touch itself plays a causal role in shaping timbre, rather than simply accompanying other musical effects like loudness or tempo.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
But a skilled practitioner can use it to tell how meaningful a correlation is—and maybe even tell whether that correlation does indicate a causal relationship.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing causal
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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