for some/whatever reason

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—used to say it isn't known why someone does something

He is always late, for some/whatever reason.

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So Far Moments later, at 8:48 p.m., a fireball erupted above the Potomac River when the helicopter, for some reason, slammed into what looked to be the underside of the plane, which minutes earlier had been redirected to a new runway. —

Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 Goodell ignores this problem every year because, for some reason, the owners are super cheap about technology and officiating. —

Mike Jones, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 Lakers Land Luka Doncic in Blockbuster Trade with Mavericks for Anthony Davis The Mavericks and Lakers each sent out a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to the Utah Jazz for some reason. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 That method has worked in Ars' testing, as has appending practically any other text string after a minus sign at the end of a search, for some reason. —

Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for for some/whatever reason

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