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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Especially coming to America, there's so many people now into Formula 1 just because of watching Drive to Survive.
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Saajan Jogia, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Plus, just because Nike shoes are selling for a discount on its own website doesn’t mean that Foot Locker’s website will run those same promotions.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The thorny problem of how to transmit the pro-life message has not gone away just because Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
—John Gerardi, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
Life doesn’t stop being funny just because things are difficult.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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Saajan Jogia, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Plus, just because Nike shoes are selling for a discount on its own website doesn’t mean that Foot Locker’s website will run those same promotions.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The thorny problem of how to transmit the pro-life message has not gone away just because Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
—John Gerardi, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
Life doesn’t stop being funny just because things are difficult.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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