for the simple reason that
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: because
I don't want to go for the simple reason that I'm very tired.
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Even this relatively narrow rule would be a logistical nightmare for public schools, for the simple reason that teachers cannot possibly anticipate everything that will happen in their classrooms and advise parents of it in advance.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Fishman also notes the reluctance of western countries to enact similarly tough sanctions against Russia after its 2014 seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine for the simple reason that cutting off Russian oil and gas exports would damage the global economy.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes a cup of coffee tastes off for the simple reason that your coffeemaker hasn’t been cleaned in…well, too long.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Whatever covert support China delivered to Russia—including drones, artillery shells, and ammunition—would not bring Russia victory for the simple reason that Russia has no coherent path to victory in Ukraine.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Fishman also notes the reluctance of western countries to enact similarly tough sanctions against Russia after its 2014 seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine for the simple reason that cutting off Russian oil and gas exports would damage the global economy.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
We Love: Impresa Descaler (Set of 2) $14 Amazon
Sometimes a cup of coffee tastes off for the simple reason that your coffeemaker hasn’t been cleaned in…well, too long.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Whatever covert support China delivered to Russia—including drones, artillery shells, and ammunition—would not bring Russia victory for the simple reason that Russia has no coherent path to victory in Ukraine.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
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