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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The park is widely considered the birthplace of American environmental advocacy, and climbers on El Capitan have raised flags for numerous political and social causes in the past.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Lee died Monday of natural causes in her New York apartment, friend and colleague Joshua Ellis, a former Broadway press agent turned minister, announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Causations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causations. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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