on the grounds that
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: 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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Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty and has moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that the prosecution is selective and vindictive.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Maxwell previously appealed her conviction on the grounds that a nonprosecution agreement Epstein reached with authorities in Florida should apply to her case in New York.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Justice Department can also withhold information on the grounds that that material is under active investigation.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Abrego Garcia was released from immigration detention Thursday after Judge Xinis ordered his release on the grounds that the government could not hold him in immigration detention because he was never issued a removal order.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Maxwell previously appealed her conviction on the grounds that a nonprosecution agreement Epstein reached with authorities in Florida should apply to her case in New York.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Justice Department can also withhold information on the grounds that that material is under active investigation.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Abrego Garcia was released from immigration detention Thursday after Judge Xinis ordered his release on the grounds that the government could not hold him in immigration detention because he was never issued a removal order.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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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 26 Dec. 2025.
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