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causes

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

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Causes include poor recruitment and retention of examiners and third-party websites booking up slots using automated programs known as bots.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

And, with the publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations just a day later, Adam Smith unleashed a free-market revolution.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The main source of this claim appears to be a 15-year study led by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, published in 2006 in the journal Cancer Causes and Controls.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Francis first authorized her beatification in 2016, after the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recognized a miracle linked to Mama Antula.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The book to which I refer is Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance, by a Canadian academic named Stephen Herrero.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson