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The phrase 'the direct cause of' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to the primary source or reason for a particular event or situation. For example, "The direct cause of the company's bankruptcy was their poor management decisions."
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4. Crack is the direct cause of violent crime.
Most commentators have pointed to Mnangagwa's dismissal as the direct cause of Zimbabwe's political crisis.
When inhaled, they are the direct cause of asbestosis, a lung disease.
He had recently contracted pneumonia, which was the direct cause of death.
Miami might not have been the direct cause of the moves.
In two-thirds, it was the direct cause of death, mostly in combination with other drugs.
Some economists argue that it is the direct cause of the collapse of business investment in both countries.
It is Ms. Carter's contention that "there is no evidence that Blunt was the direct cause of any deaths".
However, for many patients the direct cause of these complications is not obvious.
Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
"The direct cause of death was burns as a result of fire," said Mohammed al-A'wewy, the Palestinian attorney- general.
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