as in so
for this or that reason
it's snowing hard; therefore I think we should stay home
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Trade is also a key pillar for the German economy and therefore uncertainty from U.S. President Donald Trump’s changing tariff policies are weighing heavily on the outlook.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 9 May 2025
On May 1st, the amendment was therefore extended to all film and TV festivals.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Trump has therefore levied the steepest tariffs on China, with rates starting at a whopping 145% for most products.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Nearly the entire musical, which is now being revived at Lincoln Center, therefore unfolds with our hero stuck fast inside one of the earth’s narrow pockets, his dwindling awareness reaching out toward the glittering, subterranean volumes all around him.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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So what made Toronto’s penalty kill so effective Friday night?—
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And some guys want to chat about not-so-important stuff.—
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It's estimated this will impact around 23% of current jobs, thus transforming the labor market significantly.—
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Keep reading to learn more and to see all the images the carrier has released thus far.—
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The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is not expected to cut interest rates, but any unexpected commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell could move markets and, consequently, mortgage rates more decisively.—
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Even studies sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry are being affected: many rely partially on federal funding, or are run by staff who do, and who have consequently been laid off.—
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Countries are chosen to participate based on their membership in the EBU, hence why some non-European countries like Australia and Israel have participated.—
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What Specific Medications Can Lead To Tardive Dyskinesia The most common causes of TD are antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia and other conditions that can cause psychosis, hence the name anti-psychotics.—
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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