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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a different cause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an alternative reason or explanation for a situation or event.
Example: "While the initial investigation pointed to one factor, further analysis revealed a different cause for the incident."
Alternatives: "an alternative reason" or "a separate explanation".
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I've always been told to disengage when people appear extremely ignorant in order to preserve my efforts for a different cause where I can actually make tangible differences.
Was there a different cause altogether?
Relinquish your panties for a cause (well, a different cause).
Brown said there would be a different cause next time.
But our negative savings during the Bush boom had a different cause.
In each case, there was a different cause that dictated a different treatment.
Later the Dadaists took over many of their ideas in a different cause.
"You would expect a different set of patterns in a recession that's got a different cause," he said.
The safety board also found that the drill pipe bent far earlier in the accident and from a different cause than determined by a presidential oil spill commission.
Each of these events was sparked by a different cause, yet all take place against a backdrop of brutal cuts and enforced austerity measures.
Friends and strangers seem to think that by choosing to marry at a young age, I have surrendered my ambitions for a different cause.
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