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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The owner’s from New York, and a lot of different artists and entertainers will come through this place just because of the skate culture.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
And that's just because Maine is a rural state, and accessing care is complicated.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Yu said Chinese brands usually won’t commit a large budget just because the collaborator is a famous designer.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
But just because the record is the same doesn’t mean that this season doesn’t feel different.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
And that's just because Maine is a rural state, and accessing care is complicated.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Yu said Chinese brands usually won’t commit a large budget just because the collaborator is a famous designer.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
But just because the record is the same doesn’t mean that this season doesn’t feel different.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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