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Recent Examples of causal
Never confuse an accounting identity with a causal economic relationship.
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Alexander William Salter, National Review, 9 May 2025
Economists can isolate the causal impact of misinformation broadcasts on death rates during a genocide.
—Sander Van Der Linden, Time, 6 May 2025
And perhaps most notably, past remarks of Kennedy seem to question a causal relationship between HIV and AIDS.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Importantly, the researchers stress that their study identifies correlational patterns in personality and psychopathology, rather than causal patterns.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Alexander William Salter, National Review, 9 May 2025
Economists can isolate the causal impact of misinformation broadcasts on death rates during a genocide.
—Sander Van Der Linden, Time, 6 May 2025
And perhaps most notably, past remarks of Kennedy seem to question a causal relationship between HIV and AIDS.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Importantly, the researchers stress that their study identifies correlational patterns in personality and psychopathology, rather than causal patterns.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causal
Adjective
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The result was a team that successfully blocked the hosts almost all of the match but also failed to be creative and aggressive in offense, a flaw also under Ancelotti’s predecessors.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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Sanlorenzo Arts–a creative hub dedicated to the artistic and cultural initiatives of luxury yacht pioneers Sanlorenzo–has been unveiled in Venice during the inaugural Venice Climate Week (3-8 June, 2025), as the lagoon city presents la Biennale di Architettura.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps there was a constructive thought behind the conscious decision to mute clubhouse reminders of that decade-old dynastic run.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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He was fired from the Fayetteville job after less than a year because of subpar performance and failure to accept constructive criticism, according to KHBS/KHOG.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Causal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causal. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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