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Recent Examples of causal
While providing causal links to the question may be tricky, The Tax Foundation points to the notion that most studies examining this topic suggest that state and local taxes affect migration.
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In 2004, the U.S. Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee reviewed over 200 scientific studies and concluded there is no causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism.
—Terri Levien, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Researchers emphasized the need for preclinical and clinical studies to establish causal effects.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
What’s more, such an increase in complexity seems to imply the appearance of new causal laws in nature that, while not incompatible with the fundamental laws of physics governing the smallest component parts, effectively take over from them in determining what happens next.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In 2004, the U.S. Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee reviewed over 200 scientific studies and concluded there is no causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism.
—Terri Levien, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Researchers emphasized the need for preclinical and clinical studies to establish causal effects.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
What’s more, such an increase in complexity seems to imply the appearance of new causal laws in nature that, while not incompatible with the fundamental laws of physics governing the smallest component parts, effectively take over from them in determining what happens next.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causal
Adjective
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Our dining and nightlife correspondent Ana Gutierrez rounded up the creative tequila and mezcal cocktails Austin bars have on tap to mark the occasion.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Forbes Communications Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.—
Meghan Keough,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Bank of America recently attended an investor day and came away feeling even more constructive on the stock.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Most experts who testified this week attributed that to a series of factors that included more constructive surroundings than jail.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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“Causal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causal. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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