proximate
adjective
next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
proximately
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a word derived from
proximate.
Example Sentences
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The judge said in that case that Huber’s death “could plausibly be regarded as having been proximately caused by the actions of the governmental defendants.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Mandated reporters who fail in their duty are guilty of a misdemeanor and are “civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by such failure,” state law says.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
Without ruling on the merits, Davis said the allegations permitted "reasonable" inferences that Fox Corp acted with malice and proximately caused Dominion's alleged damages.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022
The school's filing also alleges that the woman's "negligence and carelessness contributed to and proximately caused the injuries and damages alleged."
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2016
That although our greatest art seems thus undeniably to have arisen in corrupt times, yet the individuals to whom we proximately owe have been the nobler and purer of their day.
From Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions by Vernon Lee
