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)
Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Analysts estimate that the SSA will no longer be able to issue full payments as early as 2034, due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2026
Wishing the best in a long recovery for Pat Micheletti, 62, the Gophers men’s hockey runner-up to John Mayasich in career scoring, after being hospitalized at Mayo Clinic for 24 days due to a virus that spread to nerves.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
And at the Aviation Festival in Singapore in March, India’s SpiceJet said the Middle East conflict has significantly affected its operations due to heavy traffic between India and the region.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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Inky Johnson left college football due to an injury that paralyzed his right arm.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Analysts estimate that the SSA will no longer be able to issue full payments as early as 2034, due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2026
Wishing the best in a long recovery for Pat Micheletti, 62, the Gophers men’s hockey runner-up to John Mayasich in career scoring, after being hospitalized at Mayo Clinic for 24 days due to a virus that spread to nerves.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
And at the Aviation Festival in Singapore in March, India’s SpiceJet said the Middle East conflict has significantly affected its operations due to heavy traffic between India and the region.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 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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David's live chat with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Monday.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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In interviews with The Star, politicians, consultants and other political experts touted Graves’ ability to use his influence in Washington to bolster Kansas City’s most important projects.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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