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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The three were all shivering and Beau had lost sensation in his legs because of the cold by the time they were rescued, the mom said.
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CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the government reopened, though not because of Schumer and the president.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Petty hit three 3s and scored 11 points with six assists and two steals in 39 minutes, playing nearly the entire game with star guard Christian Anderson a last-second scratch because of illness.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Goodell said at the time that the league did so because of a desire to make the event more effective, and not because the league was straying away from diversity initiatives.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the government reopened, though not because of Schumer and the president.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Petty hit three 3s and scored 11 points with six assists and two steals in 39 minutes, playing nearly the entire game with star guard Christian Anderson a last-second scratch because of illness.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Goodell said at the time that the league did so because of a desire to make the event more effective, and not because the league was straying away from diversity initiatives.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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His campaign disputes that characterization, emphasizing his role on the administration’s FEMA Review Council, a body tasked with evaluating disaster policy rather than managing day-to-day operations, according to reporting from the Charlotte Observer.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Use of dirty plastic directly To optimize the structure for real-world use, the team utilized computer simulations to identify a design with a high stiffness-to-weight ratio.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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