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The phrase "a specific cause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a particular reason or factor that leads to a certain outcome or effect.
Example: "The researchers identified a specific cause for the decline in bee populations, linking it to pesticide use."
Alternatives: "a particular reason" or "a distinct factor."
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A specific cause, or trigger, can usually be identified.
Officials did not release a specific cause of death.
The aim is to generate sympathy and increase donations or support for a specific cause.
The money collected under the Giving Pledge is not pooled or targeted at a specific cause.
This is a pooled fund, and donors cannot earmark contributions for a specific cause.
"It is still very premature to appoint a specific cause but we have ruled out mischance or a mere accident".
A precisely aimed topical song, like Bob Dylan's "Hurricane," can focus public attention on a specific cause.
"Sometimes they have a specific cause, a stressor in the environment".
If you ask me to double or triple my automotive expenses for a specific cause, I expect to see results pretty quickly.
Initial testing suggested that Mrs. Wei suffered from heart problems, but the report noted that more pathology testing was necessary to determine a specific cause of death.
A specific cause for optimism involved economic policy, in the view of former American administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer III, who left Baghdad on Monday.
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