as in resultant
coming as a result
success that is due to hard work
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as in with
as the result of
evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow
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Recent Examples of due (to)
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Most taxpayers will collect refunds, reflecting the overpayment of taxes in the past year, typically due to withholding too much money on W-2 forms.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Bisignano also pushed hard to ensure that the field offices remained open during the 43 day government shutdown that ended in late November, so that new applications and appeals kept getting processed, though at a slower-then-normal pace due to fewer workers.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
With over 270 inches of snow per year due to the lake effect, this Keweenaw Peninsula resort offers off-piste (ungroomed terrain) skiing.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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Because the government has halted refugee programs, with a few exceptions, IRIS has no new refugees – people who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution – to help settle.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Most taxpayers will collect refunds, reflecting the overpayment of taxes in the past year, typically due to withholding too much money on W-2 forms.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Bisignano also pushed hard to ensure that the field offices remained open during the 43 day government shutdown that ended in late November, so that new applications and appeals kept getting processed, though at a slower-then-normal pace due to fewer workers.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
With over 270 inches of snow per year due to the lake effect, this Keweenaw Peninsula resort offers off-piste (ungroomed terrain) skiing.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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His campaign disputes that characterization, emphasizing his role on the administration’s FEMA Review Council, a body tasked with evaluating disaster policy rather than managing day-to-day operations, according to reporting from the Charlotte Observer.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Use of dirty plastic directly To optimize the structure for real-world use, the team utilized computer simulations to identify a design with a high stiffness-to-weight ratio.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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