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due to
Likely to, announced as, as in Betty bought more of the stock, believing it was due to rise , or The play is due to open next week . [Early 1900s]
Attributable to, because of, as in Due to scanty rainfall, we may face a crop failure . This usage has been criticized by some authorities, but today it is widely considered standard. [Early 1900s] Also see on account of .
Owing or payable to, as in We must give our staff whatever vacation is due to them .
Example Sentences
In “28 Years Later,” the British mainland, overrun by infected monsters, has been quarantined from the rest of the world due to the viral outbreak from the first film.
There’s an “increased risk of grass fires, with a potential for rapid spread due to gusty winds, hot temperatures and very low humidities” in places including the Grapevine section of Interstate 5, the Ventura County mountains, the Antelope Valley and foothills, the Santa Ynez mountains and foothills down to the Santa Barbara County south coast, and the San Luis Obispo County interior valleys.
Traffic was manageable, whether due to transit plans that relied on an additional 550 buses to assist a fleet of 2,200, temporarily turned some streets one-way and limited deliveries to certain hours, or an exodus of residents as people left the area ahead of the Games, in part due to the dire predictions of complete gridlock.
“That’s where people are going to mess up and make mistakes — not on purpose, not due to lack of training or lack of professionalism, but because they’re being asked to do 200 things simultaneously, and all of them are life-and-death critical.”
“Current water use levels and patterns across all sectors cannot be maintained in the face of increasing water scarcity due to climate change.”
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