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)
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The disappearance made headlines in the 1980s, in large part due to Nicholas' last name, which had become synonymous with great wealth after his great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, created a huge shipping and railroad empire in the 19th century.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Over the years, the cemetery has been impacted multiple times due to construction of roadways and railways, including the highway construction in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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But on the return, visibility had decreased due to heavy drizzle, according to the NTSB report Before the flight, visibility levels were at a 10, meaning 10 miles ahead of visibility.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The disappearance made headlines in the 1980s, in large part due to Nicholas' last name, which had become synonymous with great wealth after his great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, created a huge shipping and railroad empire in the 19th century.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Over the years, the cemetery has been impacted multiple times due to construction of roadways and railways, including the highway construction in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 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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Washington — Federal Reserve officials convene this week at a pivotal moment in the US central bank’s 112-year history, with a series of historic events putting a spotlight on their ability to set interest rates without political interference.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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True autonomy demands a fundamentally different approach — a unified system that perceives, decides, and acts with the entire body at once.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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