for some/whatever reason
idiom
—used to say it isn't known why someone does something
He is always late, for some/whatever reason.
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None other than Laura Loomer, a conspiracy loon who believes Bush did 9/11 and, for whatever reason, has particular sway in the West Wing.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
James: Scholes, Gary Neville and all these other former Manchester United players-turned-pundits seem to think that United beating Spurs in games in 1997 is somehow relevant now, for whatever reason.
—The View From The Lane, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Beatrix is now holding Charlie hostage on the plane — she’s switched over to a gun with real bullets — but for whatever reason, Charlie is also helping her by calling out lies.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The glaciers didn't make it into that area for whatever reason.
—Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
James: Scholes, Gary Neville and all these other former Manchester United players-turned-pundits seem to think that United beating Spurs in games in 1997 is somehow relevant now, for whatever reason.
—The View From The Lane, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Beatrix is now holding Charlie hostage on the plane — she’s switched over to a gun with real bullets — but for whatever reason, Charlie is also helping her by calling out lies.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The glaciers didn't make it into that area for whatever reason.
—Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2025
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“For some/whatever reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20some%2Fwhatever%20reason. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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