as in resultant
coming as a result
success that is due to hard work
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as in with
as the result of
evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow
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Recent Examples of due (to)
Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Powell’s term as Fed chairman is due to expire in May, after which Trump will pick his replacement.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
Erivo is expected to skip the 2026 Golden Globe Awards red carpet and ceremony, held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, due to a prior commitment to a new production of Dracula on London's West End, per Variety.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Two-month-old Muhammad Wissam Abu Harbid died Saturday due to the extreme cold, Palestinian health officials said, bringing the total number of infant deaths from the cold since the beginning of winter to four.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
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Even some homes that remain standing are unlivable due to smoke, ash and asbestos contamination.
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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.—
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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.—
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Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with House of Anansi in April 2027 and her book of co-translated poems JAWS by Xitlalitl Rodríguez Mendoza is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press in April 2026.—
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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