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99% | 9 | ROOTCAUSE | Exact Match! | |||||
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41% | 10 | The real cause or reason | ||||||
adjective satellite • in the nature of something though not readily apparent • located beneath or below • being or involving basic facts or principles | ||||||||
32% | 13 | Occurrence without any underlying reason | ||||||
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