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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost certainly caused" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or event where there is a high likelihood that one thing led to another, but without absolute certainty.
Example: "The heavy rainfall almost certainly caused the flooding in the area."
Alternatives: "most likely caused" or "probably led to".
Exact(46)
This warmth was almost certainly caused by enhanced greenhouse gas concentrations.
Photo: Samantha Eisenstein developed a condition almost certainly caused by her cancer drugs.
She had a second cancer, almost certainly caused by a drug that she had not needed in the first place.
The doctor explains that the patient has acute bronchitis that is almost certainly caused by a virus.
The process began around 1956 and was almost certainly caused by the introduction of powerful organochlorine pesticides such as aldrin and dieldrin.
The judge also noted that Mr. Massino's willingness to turn informer "has almost certainly caused numerous other members of organized crime to cooperate with the government".
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It will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed.
That will almost certainly cause a political and diplomatic ruckus.
As Mr Sachs points out, the first almost certainly causes the second.
Climate change will "almost certainly" cause sea levels to rise by at least a metre.
"It will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed," he said.
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