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)
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Ryan was originally slated to be part of Team USA’s rotation, but he was scratched from his first spring start due to lower back inflammation and held out of pool play entirely.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Police transported DeMayo to Salem Hospital due to his behavior.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Nearly 1,300 flights have been canceled already due to the weather.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
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The steep fee, enacted in 2015 due to surging demand among American expatriates seeking to avoid new tax reporting requirements, faced fierce opposition.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Ryan was originally slated to be part of Team USA’s rotation, but he was scratched from his first spring start due to lower back inflammation and held out of pool play entirely.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Police transported DeMayo to Salem Hospital due to his behavior.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Nearly 1,300 flights have been canceled already due to the weather.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 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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As Tilly walks the streets of London, poses for selfies, signs autographs, appears on talk shows, performs live in front of enormous audiences, interacts with photographers, we are reminded that Tilly could never do any of this.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Harris has promised moderation and a focus on the district's problems, contrasting himself with Greene's bomb-throwing style.—
JEFF AMY AND SOPHIE BATES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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