be caused
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"That could be caused by the two planets spiraling closer and closer to each other," Tzanidakis said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
Typically, users had no history of such behaviours and neither they, nor their families, realised they could be caused by their medication.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
California’s high TB rates could be caused by a large portion of the population traveling to areas where TB is endemic, said Dr. Shruti Gohil, associate medical director for UCI Health Epidemiology and Infection Prevention.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Injury can be caused by being hit in the head by a thrown or struck object.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Liver disease in cattle, sheep, goats, deer, elk, rabbits, and various other warm-blooded animals may be caused by liver flukes that spend part of their life cycles in fresh-water snails.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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