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

preposition

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

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The Alpha rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base about 140 miles northwest of Los Angeles at 6:37 am PDT (9:37 am EDT; 13:37 UTC), one day after Firefly called off a launch attempt due to a technical problem with ground support equipment. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025 Glasnow left his past two starts due to separate physical maladies. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Cordero died in July 2020 due to COVID-19 complications. Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025 If a buck enters the spring season in good physical shape due to a mild winter, then more energy is available to sprout new antlers once his testosterone starts flowing. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for due (to)
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  • The resultant clan battle then reveals some bizarre mobile suits which are called Gelgoogs but are in fact GMs.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The biggest danger of another collision is that the resultant debris could cause further collisions as more and more satellites are hit.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
    James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • In February 2025, Gran Grif was linked to an attack that killed a Kenyan officer with the MSS mission.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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