because of

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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    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Because of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/because%20of. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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