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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None of the members whose messages were leaked are from California, but Newsom is asking Comer and the House Oversight committee to investigate on the grounds that Young Republican groups actively recruit members on college campuses.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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