Example Sentences

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Smartphones have been causing tension in my home for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the air have been causing warmer and more acidic seawater for decades, a trend that is expected to continue in the future.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

That could depend on the rail strikes that have been causing headaches for those travelling to London.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

From Africa to Europe to the US to China, record temperatures and low rainfall have been causing problems.

From NewsForKids.net • Aug. 24, 2022

"So it's you who have been causing all this trouble!"

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell