on the grounds that

idiom

: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.

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During his first term, his Administration tried to require drugmakers to include their products’ sticker prices in TV ads, but a federal judge blocked it on the grounds that HHS was overstepping its authority. Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 The most significant case so far was the seizure, in June 2025, of Moscow’s huge Domodedovo airport on the grounds that its owners held foreign passports or dual citizenship. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025 Cooper denies conspiring with Peterson and tried to get the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that she was shielded as a journalist. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 In response, Spectrum WT, the LGBTQ+ student organization who had organized the event, sought a preliminary injunction on the grounds that their free speech rights were violated. Abby Monteil, Them., 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the grounds that

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“On the grounds that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20grounds%20that. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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