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causes

  • plural
    of cause.
    cause
    noun
    a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect.
  • present tense form
    of cause (3rd person singular).
    cause
    noun
    a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect.

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Blocking the enzyme causes hydrogen peroxide to accumulate inside the mitochondria of tumor cells, eventually triggering cell death.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care. Nor does it mean I don’t support causes in my own, personal way.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

In 2019, when he was still president, Duterte revealed he was suffering from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune condition that causes nerve malfunction.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

While it is painful and frustrating, shingles rarely leads to hospitalizations and causes fewer than 100 deaths a year in the U.S., according to the CDC.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

And it is not the relative insubstantiality of her clothing that causes Marco to stare, but the tattoo that snakes across her skin.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern