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- n events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
they are trying to determine the cause of the crash - n a justification for something existing or happening
he had no cause to complain - n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
they worked in the cause of world peace - n any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- n a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- v give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
cause a commotion
cause an accident - v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- Two pages of print, as appearing in The Atlantic Monthly, recently caused that magazine to be noticed by editors and politicians whose acquaintance with the Atlantic is .
- How We Grew So Big Diet and lack of exercise are immediate causesbut our problem began in the Paleolithic era.
- Possible causes and consequences of the Columbia crash .