as in with
as the result of
I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare
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There weren't many air yards attached to his completions because of all the pressure being faced.
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Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Barnes was out because of illness.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Germany has tended to be more reticent about using it, partly because of its heavy reliance on exports, Carsten Nickel, deputy director of Research at Teneo, told CNBC.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
That your fridge isn’t just malfunctioning because of some electrical failure.
—Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
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Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Barnes was out because of illness.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Germany has tended to be more reticent about using it, partly because of its heavy reliance on exports, Carsten Nickel, deputy director of Research at Teneo, told CNBC.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
That your fridge isn’t just malfunctioning because of some electrical failure.
—Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
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Now Jabra has developed a new class of enterprise headset that can counter these issues by providing the clearest audio quality possible with the ability to filter out the ambient noise of an open-plan office or a busy café.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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David Reich with the National Road Safety Foundation said that passengers should call out drivers who are being dangerous behind the wheel.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Because of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/because%20of. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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