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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Ohio State’s turnaround isn’t all just because its coach loves its players and the players love him back.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But just because young people love him doesn’t mean he’s impressed by current youth fashion trends.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But just because cable cars have historically been associated with tourism doesn’t mean they can’t be used for more practical purposes.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
But Texas wants justices to reiterate that just because the case was remanded, that doesn't mean the 5th Circuit can't reinstitute the stay on the preliminary injunction that was ordered following the 5th Circuit's prior review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But just because young people love him doesn’t mean he’s impressed by current youth fashion trends.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But just because cable cars have historically been associated with tourism doesn’t mean they can’t be used for more practical purposes.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
But Texas wants justices to reiterate that just because the case was remanded, that doesn't mean the 5th Circuit can't reinstitute the stay on the preliminary injunction that was ordered following the 5th Circuit's prior review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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