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

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

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The main opposition Democratic Party, which vowed to introduce impeachment bills against the president every week after the first effort failed due to the ruling party's boycott, filed a second motion on Thursday. Se Eun Gong, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024 Around 60 percent of the participants agreed to rename these species due to their offensive origins. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024 In addition, due to the lack of local testing capacity, samples had to be taken to Kikwit, more than 310 miles away, the head of the National Institute for Public Health, Dieudonne Mwamba, said last week. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 However, an October oversight report contradicted that point, noting that people held at the county’s largest jail still report they are sometimes forced to sleep on floors due to lack of space. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for due (to) 

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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