Cause
Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Developing is an antonym for cause.
Developing
Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.
Both words in one sentence
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If you hadn't done that, he might have actually joined your cause, instead of forgetting his birthplace and purpose and developing sympathy and attachment to Gaia.
Source: Nice Job Fixing It, Villain -
This itself doesn't cause coughing, because it has nothing to do with the lungs, but coincided with him developing chronic coughing fits for unrelated reasons.
Source: Incurable Cough of Death -
There are actually several companies developing new surfaces to combat this problem as it is estimated to cause 50 to 80% of car produced noise.
Source: The Coconut Effect
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