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Meanings of seeking the cause in English

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Usage of seeking the cause in English
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Evidently he had heard the snarl of the dog, and was seeking the cause.
The Scouts of the Valley
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Grandfather looked at grandson quizzically, seeking the cause of such heterodoxy in a northern man.
The Last Shot
3
That would be the spy's explanation if anyone heard the sound and came seeking the cause.
Greenmantle
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U.S. regulators are still seeking the cause of a dizzying 9 percent intraday drop on Thursday.
Reuters
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I could see its eyes rising on stalks, tiny periscopes seeking the cause of this intrusion.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
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He noticed him casting inquiring glances at the sun, as seeking the cause of the darkness.
Ben-Hur
7
Hock Seng cranes his neck, seeking the cause.
The windup girl
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He was on his feet instantly, with eyes, ears and nose seeking the cause of Paddy's warning.
Lightfoot the Deer
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Marie-Anne stood on the hearth, gazing wildly around her, as if seeking the cause of her incomprehensible suffering.
The Honor of the Name
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Researches have been made seeking the cause of the disease in order, if possible, to apply a remedy, but so far to no purpose.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
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An ox became wild, and the herdsman fell off, and seeking the cause he found the bard, who wept and lamented and asked the herdsman:
Armenian Literature: Comprising Poetry, Drama, Folk-lore and Cla...
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In another moment he was out on the moor, ranging about like a wild, questing hound, seeking the cause of the sudden and hideous outcry.
The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story
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