due (to) 1 of 2

as in resultant
coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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due to

2 of 2

preposition

as in with
as the result of evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow

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Recent Examples of due (to)
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Starting running back Daniel Hishaw missed the game due to injury. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 Seven total occupants of the vehicles were taken to local hospitals, one of them by air ambulance due to the severity of their injuries, Nunez said. Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Earlier this month, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company cut 4,000 customer support jobs this year due to efficiency gains directly linked to AI technology. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 Some nutrients, like vitamins A and C, are lost due to heat, sunlight, and oxygen. Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for due (to)
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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
  • 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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  • Not affiliated with any State Lottery.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Twins later mounted a challenge against Duran with both Vázquez and Ryan Jeffers collecting ninth-inning hits before the former Twins closer got Trevor Larnach to fly out to end the game.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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