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Definition of due (to)next
as in resultant
coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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preposition

as in with
as the result of evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow

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Oday, a medic, said four of those trapped had suffered injuries due to the tear gas, and two had suffered injuries from the stones thrown by settlers. Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 And many of the 1970s nationalization of most major oil companies holdings in oil exporting nations were partly due to the sense that the original concession agreements were unfair. Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Furthermore, passive systems increase network survivability due to the absence of a distinctive identification. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Trask would be a strong candidate to join the Panthers’ practice squad if King, in fact, remains sidelined due to injury. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for due (to)
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  • Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.
    News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026
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  • Witnesses had testified to the heated gang rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru, which were associated with dueling record companies Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records.
    Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Over the following two and a half years, the data center will incrementally ramp its load up to a minimum bill demand of 480 megawatts with a maximum contract demand of 600 megawatts, the memo said.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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