lie behind

phrasal verb

lay behind; lain behind; lying behind; lies behind
: to be the cause of (something)
Greed lies behind the higher prices.

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This raised serious questions about the real cost of chasing lower fees without understanding what lies behind the index funds. James Brewer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 The ancient records don’t give a name, and Shinto is a form of animism that believes in countless gods that lie behind the forces of nature. Martin Fackler, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Austin gained nearly 60,000 residents between 2023 and 2024. Between the lines: International migration lies behind this latest population spike. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 The relative scarcity of data points lies behind the fluctuating risk assessment, which, until yesterday, had pegged the asteroid’s probability of impact at 2.6 percent. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie behind

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“Lie behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20behind. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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