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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As Quarter Day approaches, Isaac Grant sends Henry and Arch out to collect rents with the imperative that each tenant pay a shilling more than normal, just because.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
That didn't mean that Lake wouldn't be allowed to appear just because her challenger declined.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That stuff that can't be replaced, just because of what it was soaked in—sewage.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And just because it’s been hot this summer doesn’t mean the metro is destined for an equally dramatic winter.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
That didn't mean that Lake wouldn't be allowed to appear just because her challenger declined.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That stuff that can't be replaced, just because of what it was soaked in—sewage.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And just because it’s been hot this summer doesn’t mean the metro is destined for an equally dramatic winter.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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