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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That means your score might not jump just because the balance is now zero.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
And then, three years after the Jets did that, just because these are the Jets and Jets things just keep happening to them, the Patriots took Drake Maye with the third pick of the 2024 draft.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Surprises Destroy Trust Faster Than Mistakes Trust isn’t broken just because something goes wrong.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
This recipe is an amalgam of styles, with coffee and chocolate for complexity, hot sauce for kick and beans just because.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
And then, three years after the Jets did that, just because these are the Jets and Jets things just keep happening to them, the Patriots took Drake Maye with the third pick of the 2024 draft.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Surprises Destroy Trust Faster Than Mistakes Trust isn’t broken just because something goes wrong.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
This recipe is an amalgam of styles, with coffee and chocolate for complexity, hot sauce for kick and beans just because.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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