Displays reason A for effect B
This is commonly used to give a reason as to why someone is called something (~呼ばれている).
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原油の供給が過剰であることから、ガソリンの価格は下落すると思われる。
Due to the excess supply of crude oil, it is thought that the price of gasoline will drop.
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新たな化石が発見されたことから、従来の学説は覆されそうだ。
It looks as if current theories will be upset because of the recently discovered fossils.
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Construction
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Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
新完全マスターN2 states, that ところから can be used in a very similar fashion (but according to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar there are some things to be careful about when exchanging one phrase for the other).
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