unknown cause

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A cause that has not been identified.

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  • The fire destroyed the building, but its origin remains an unknown cause.
  • Doctors are trying to determine why he fell ill; for now, it's a disease of unknown cause.
  • The official report concluded that the plane crashed due to an unknown cause.
  • She died of a rare condition with a completely unknown cause.
  • Many historical extinctions are still attributed to an unknown cause.
  • The system shutdown was triggered by an unknown cause, and engineers are still investigating.
  • His sudden disappearance is a mystery, currently logged as stemming from an unknown cause.
  • For a long time, the strange phenomenon was a scientific puzzle of unknown cause.
  • The sudden surge in the stock market had an unknown cause, baffling analysts.
  • If a patient's symptoms persist due to an unknown cause, further tests are required.