due (to) 1 of 2

as in resultant
coming as a result success that is due to hard work

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due to

2 of 2

preposition

as in with
as the result of evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow

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Other high-profile figures due to speak on Thursday include Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, who’s due to speak at 10:15 a.m. local time. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025 The ceremony was delayed twice due to the wildfires raging through Los Angeles. Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025 About 31,000 area residents were under evacuation orders and 23,000 under evacuation warnings Wednesday evening due to the Hughes Fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 An evacuation warning was temporarily issued for parts of Bel-Air due to a brush fire burning on the Sepulveda Pass near the I-405 Freeway, the Associated Press said following the start of the new blaze that was first reported just after 11 p.m. Wednesday as L.A. continues to be hit by fires. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for due (to) 

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“Due (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/due%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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