just because
idiom
: for the simple or single reason that
Don't get nervous just because the teacher might ask you a question.
Just because your friends do it, that doesn't mean that you should do it, too.
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And just because markets are bored of the tariff rhetoric doesn’t mean the danger isn’t real.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Don’t do something just because you’re asked to do it.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Most people, however, don’t know SZA just because of her multiple collaborations with Kendric Lamar.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
But just because conservatives like Trump and Mace are grifting on bigotry does not mean that Democrats as a party can afford to simply allow their dangerous rhetoric to go unchallenged.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Feb. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Don’t do something just because you’re asked to do it.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Most people, however, don’t know SZA just because of her multiple collaborations with Kendric Lamar.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
But just because conservatives like Trump and Mace are grifting on bigotry does not mean that Democrats as a party can afford to simply allow their dangerous rhetoric to go unchallenged.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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