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)
Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith exited last week’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders after just 17 snaps due to a back issue.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Seasonal or special edition versions of candies, like Reese's pumpkins, may not be gluten-free due to cross-contamination.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Foodynamics, a pet food company based in Wales, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible salmonella contamination.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith exited last week’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders after just 17 snaps due to a back issue.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Seasonal or special edition versions of candies, like Reese's pumpkins, may not be gluten-free due to cross-contamination.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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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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The Queen of All Hallows' Eve — who not only throws an all-out shindig for her famous friends but also notoriously goes for broke with her costumes, too — spent all day posting hints about this year's look ahead of the big reveal.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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