without reason

idiom

: without having a reason for something
You can be fired without reason.

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Under Indian laws, cops like Rahane can penalize drivers up to $25 for honking too much or without reason. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 August 2025 Nine of Swords: The cards show August stirs the pot for you emotionally, Cancer, but not without reason. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025 Time itself begins to falter — clocks spin strangely, pipes clog without reason, and most tragically, Lucius’ once-perfect soufflés have gone from magical to inedible. Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025 Markets don’t punish giants like this without reason. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for without reason

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“Without reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20reason. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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