explanations

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There have been many explanations for his decision to stop composing opera in 1829, when he was only 37 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Scientists say there are several biological explanations for caffeine's potential brain benefits.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

They included providing single points of contact and improved communication so there are “fewer handoffs, fewer repeated explanations, and seamless support.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Even if delays are unavoidable, explanations or even text updates would help.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton