for one reason or another

idiom

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

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Every company is cutting back for one reason or another. Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Not many brands still do that; the ones that once did have faded into the background for one reason or another. Essence, 14 Aug. 2025 All over America, there are portfolio managers who, for one reason or another, do not like this market. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025 Even Pritzker’s presidential ambitions must take a back seat to what should be the only consideration — who is best capable of leading this state if a reelected Gov. Pritzker doesn’t complete his third term for one reason or another. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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