for the simple reason that
idiom
: because
I don't want to go for the simple reason that I'm very tired.
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One actress who was not at the Manson mix and match was Margaret Qualley, for the simple reason that Tarantino had never gotten around to watching her tape.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Pornography has tended to be at the forefront of emerging technologies, for the simple reason that titillation mixed with novelty is a powerful draw.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Even this relatively narrow rule would be a logistical nightmare for public schools, for the simple reason that teachers cannot possibly anticipate everything that will happen in their classrooms and advise parents of it in advance.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Fishman also notes the reluctance of western countries to enact similarly tough sanctions against Russia after its 2014 seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine for the simple reason that cutting off Russian oil and gas exports would damage the global economy.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Pornography has tended to be at the forefront of emerging technologies, for the simple reason that titillation mixed with novelty is a powerful draw.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Even this relatively narrow rule would be a logistical nightmare for public schools, for the simple reason that teachers cannot possibly anticipate everything that will happen in their classrooms and advise parents of it in advance.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Fishman also notes the reluctance of western countries to enact similarly tough sanctions against Russia after its 2014 seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine for the simple reason that cutting off Russian oil and gas exports would damage the global economy.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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