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  • present tense form of cause (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cause.
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causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
Synonyms


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Exceeding such a threshold is not equivalent to demonstrating that a drink causes DNA damage or disease.

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

The embryo grows until it causes the organ to rupture, triggering catastrophic bleeding.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Importantly, integrating Claude into Salesforce’s platform causes Salesforce to cede control of its user interface layer in some ways; the company must give up control of where users access Salesforce data from, for instance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

At the centre top there is a representation of Papin’s piston powered by the pressure of the atmosphere: once the steam has condensed, removal of the pin labelled E causes the piston to descend.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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