cause and effect
Example Sentences
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However, researchers stress that observational studies alone cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
The original 2023 study was small and correlational, so it cannot show cause and effect.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Their results showed a direct cause and effect link between faulty mitochondrial activity and cognitive symptoms associated with neurodegenerative disease.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The Nobel laureate’s work transformed how central banks understand cause and effect in the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Such was the nature of cause and effect, such was the impermanence of all things.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
