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The phrase "a potential cause for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing possible reasons or factors that may lead to a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "The researchers identified a potential cause for the increase in pollution levels in the area."
Alternatives: "a possible reason for" or "a likely factor in".
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"Plus, the fact that the insiders are selling so much stock is a potential cause for concern".
As much as the bounty of billionaires is a source of pride, it is also a potential cause for concern in a nominally Communist country.
The asteroid impact near the tip of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula about 65 million years ago has long been believed to be a potential cause for the death of the dinosaurs, which vanished at roughly the same time.
Unlike Spanish banks, they are not exposed to huge losses on property loans that have turned sour but are a potential cause for concern because of their holdings of domestic Italian debt.
In between the Yankees swept the Seattle Mariners, but losing five games to two Central Division teams that could be competing with them for the wild-card playoff berth is a potential cause for concern.
The economic activity rate of women in Germany, 48.9%, was among the lowest in Europe and was sometimes seen as a potential cause for economic stagnation and for the pension worries of recent years.
Ugalde saw another threat in the possibility of postelection legal challenges, in part because new electoral laws highly regulate campaign funding, advertising and spending, and make violations a potential cause for overturning results.
Scientists say they have found a potential cause for a number of otherwise unexplained cases of male infertility: the absence of a protein that coats sperm and allows them to reach an egg more easily.
A potential cause for kidney stone formation during space flights: Enhanced growth of nanobacteria in microgravity.
Weight-bearing activities have been reported as a potential cause for injury amongst military populations [3, 4, 16 19].
RCAN1 triplication was thought to be a potential cause for CHD in DS (Lange et al., 2004).
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