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 amounts to savings of over $4,006 annually just because rates have come down.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Well, the prices for those goods weren't necessarily going up just because of tariffs.
—ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
However, just because the government reopened does not necessarily guarantee immediate travel relief.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
Don’t give up on the world’s largest asset manager, just because shares have lagged its Wall Street peers.
—Morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Well, the prices for those goods weren't necessarily going up just because of tariffs.
—ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
However, just because the government reopened does not necessarily guarantee immediate travel relief.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
Don’t give up on the world’s largest asset manager, just because shares have lagged its Wall Street peers.
—Morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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