01 v. t. Same as cause; as, the roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of big-ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season.
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Same as cause; as, the roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of big-ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season. See: cause
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to be a contributory cause of; as, IBM's inattention to the needs of individual users led to the demise of OS/2 as a viable alternative to Windows 95.