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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

With = because of

Warner Bros Consumer Products (WBCP) are set to become the top kid’s licensing brand in Vietnam with deals having been struck for retail sales.

Source: "Kid's corner", VIETNAM LOCAL NEWS.

I am wondering about the meaning of "with" here. There are a lot of definitions of "with" in dictionaries and it is confusing.
Does it mean "because of" here?
Thanks.
  

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Square Does it mean "because of" here? That's the way I take it. ) ETA Technically, it's impossible to say if the "deals" are responsible for the ranking, or if the reporter simply wants to add more information.

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  • Square Does it mean "because of" here?
  • That's the way I take it.
  • ) ETA Technically, it's impossible to say if the "deals" are responsible for the ranking, or if the reporter simply wants to add more information.
  • But I understand it to be the former, in this case.
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SquareDoes it mean "because of" here?
That's the way I take it.

(It's journalese.)

ETA
Technically, it's impossible to say if the "deals" are responsible for the ranking, or if the reporter simply wants to add more information.
But I understand it to be the former, in this case.
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