for one reason or another

idiom

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

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One of the most common categories of mistakes is medication errors, where for one reason or another, a patient is given either the wrong dose of a drug or the wrong drug altogether. David Cox, NBC news, 25 May 2025 From San Francisco Bay to Manhattan Island, 60-some schools of higher learning are having their federal funds withdrawn or the visas of their international students revoked or are under investigation for one reason or another. Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025 But there are some things that, for one reason or another, affect each of us more deeply. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 All of this comes on the heels of a $1.5 billion investment in the tour from Strategic Sports Group. Since 2024, several top positions in the world of golf have changed hands for one reason or another. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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