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Proximate Cause

October 16, 2023•

What It Is:
The primary reason setting off a series of events leading to an outcome.

The Story:
A cigarette butt started a fire in the woods, becoming the “proximate cause” of the forest’s devastation.

Last modified: November 6, 2023

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