for one reason or another

idiom

: for various reasons
I can't come for one reason and another.

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With a trifecta in the House and the Senate and administration, there's a lot of opportunity to pass things that have been discussed for a while that have not made it to the finish line for one reason or another. Victoria Knight, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 During the presidential campaign, Trump called for every major American TV news network to be punished for one reason or another, according to a CNN review of his speeches and social media posts. Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 The bench has not been very good this season, for one reason or another. James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 Many others were qualified for the job too, but (for one reason or another) they won’t get invited to a job interview. Terina Allen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for one reason or another 

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“For one reason or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20one%20reason%20or%20another. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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