as in causes
someone or something responsible for a result
presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime
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Recent Examples of causations
Goldie, like Bucephalus, seized the bit and galloped into the intoxicating world of knowing, of finding out, of discovering reasons and causations.
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial insecurity for American families and can often come about from unexpected illness or injuries.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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McCallum died of natural causes in 2023 at the age of 90.—
Sarah Weldon,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Causations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causations. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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