for one reason or another

idiom

: for various reasons
I can't come for one reason and another.

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The two never fought, though the fight was scheduled and fell through five times for one reason or another from 2015-2020. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Most of them are B-movie actors who go Goo Mode for one reason or another — falling into radioactive protoplasm, a pituitary gland disorder, a The Substance situation, the list goes on. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 As a reporter, there are a lot of things that end up there for one reason or another. Paul Skrbina, The Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2024 The company published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday, including foreign words that have entered the English lexicon for one reason or another, as well as the names of various politicians and public figures. Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for one reason or another 

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“For one reason or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20one%20reason%20or%20another. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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