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I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare.
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During the election, Mr. Pence refused to endorse Mr. Trump because of his actions during the riot.
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Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Research has shown that these rapid wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of rising global temperatures.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The reason for this is because of the deleterious effects of particle pollution, which are tiny particles smaller than the size of a hair follicle that get suspended in the atmosphere when trees, houses and plastic burn.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Kamala Harris, Democratic vice president of the United States, canceled the final foreign trip of her term to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany because of the wildfires in her home state of California, her office announced.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Research has shown that these rapid wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of rising global temperatures.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The reason for this is because of the deleterious effects of particle pollution, which are tiny particles smaller than the size of a hair follicle that get suspended in the atmosphere when trees, houses and plastic burn.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Kamala Harris, Democratic vice president of the United States, canceled the final foreign trip of her term to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany because of the wildfires in her home state of California, her office announced.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Because of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/because%20of. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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