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the root cause of

the root cause of
the fundamental or underlying reason for something
Poverty is often considered the root cause of many social problems.
From Lesson 10:Academic Collocations & Phrases·TOEFL Academic Vocabulary

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Poverty is often considered the root cause of many social problems.

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