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Recent Examples of causal
Embedding causal inference to improve reasoning, reduce error cascades, and support safer, more reliable operations.
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Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple public-health researchers and clinicians have added that prior studies did not establish a causal link between SSRI use and mass shootings.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Mental illness is a strong causal factor in suicides, studies show, but only about 3% to 4% of violent acts are attributable to serious mental illness alone, Swanson’s research showed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
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Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple public-health researchers and clinicians have added that prior studies did not establish a causal link between SSRI use and mass shootings.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Mental illness is a strong causal factor in suicides, studies show, but only about 3% to 4% of violent acts are attributable to serious mental illness alone, Swanson’s research showed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causal
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Still others could be finding creative funding solutions — from selling naming rights to signing advertising sponsorships that tap into community and alumni networks.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the new chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, a former fashion editor who was most recently executive creative director of Selfridges, isn’t frustrated or angry about the myriad challenges London fashion is facing right now.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Americans can channel the collective agony and frustration to encourage meaningful change, cooling down the division, making gun laws safer, opening genuinely constructive discussions, informing the public about the risks and calling on lawmakers to take real action.—
Arash Javanbakht,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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For leaders, these signals should prompt constructive conversations about the importance of switching off.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Causal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causal. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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