causal
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But scientists who have spoken to the BBC say they are confident that, at least in some cases, school absence is playing a key causal role.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to the researchers, these genetic findings support the possibility of a causal relationship rather than an association alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Both Kissei and Amgen said the deaths included cases for which no causal link to the medicine could be determined.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
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
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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