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Recent Examples of causal
Because of unpredictable communication delays and variable processing times, intelligent machines may perceive events in a different causal order altogether.
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Petar Popovski, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
This study aimed to show a direct, causal link between microscopic activity and macroscopic structural changes, a phenomenon not fully explained by existing magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) theories, which treat plasma as a single conductive fluid.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Researchers at the UConn Center on Aging have uncovered causal links between depression and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD), sparking hope for potential interventions to prevent the disease.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Petar Popovski, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
This study aimed to show a direct, causal link between microscopic activity and macroscopic structural changes, a phenomenon not fully explained by existing magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) theories, which treat plasma as a single conductive fluid.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Researchers at the UConn Center on Aging have uncovered causal links between depression and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD), sparking hope for potential interventions to prevent the disease.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causal
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Somewhere, creative teams are readying a rock opera and a Saturday morning cartoon.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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And, since Congress expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative when characterizing wages as tips to avoid paying taxes on otherwise taxable income, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The week’s top movers were propelled by upbeat quarterly surprises, sizable chip agreements, and constructive regulatory developments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If the Kingdom locks those reforms in while sustaining a realistic pace on its mega-projects and widening space for constructive debate, the payoff will extend far beyond its borders to a more stable and economically productive Arab region better able to compete in the world.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Causal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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