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The phrase "contributing cause" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a factor or element that plays a role in causing a particular outcome or event. Example: The car accident was attributed to various contributing causes, such as icy roads, speeding, and distracted driving.
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Why, then, are so many fingers pointed at fighting as a contributing cause?
"And then we have to find the contributing cause of it," he added.
The board said a contributing cause of the accident was the driver's unfamiliarity with the bus.
The Courts imprudent ruling will have been a contributing cause to this injustice.
Others, like Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft, which sell expensive software to corporate customers, cited the war as a contributing cause.
I don't know whether it is a contributing cause to my love of blue things, or an effect.
It is also becoming apparent that human behaviour is often a root or significant contributing cause of system failure.
Biomechanical strategies to decelerate the body in the vertical direction have been implicated as a contributing cause.
The coroner ruled that Mr. Bogenberger's cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, with alcohol intoxication as a contributing cause.
"Every contributing cause where Halliburton is named, the operational responsibility lies solely with BP," the statement said.
One of his lawyers, Joseph Low IV, said Mr. Jackson's health may have been a contributing cause of his death.
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