thanks to

Idioms  

1. On account of, because of, as in Thanks to your help, we'll be done on time. This phrase alludes to gratitude being due to someone or something. It is also put negatively, no thanks to, meaning “without the benefit of help from,” as in We finally found your house, no thanks to the confusing map you drew. This usage, first recorded in 1633, is about a hundred years older than the first term, recorded only in 1737.

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She toured remote provinces rarely visited by international journalists in recent years thanks to government restrictions and the difficulty of procuring fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Or, perhaps, thanks to the “penny funeral” Ramp held in December at the Lincoln Memorial after the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Chip firms led gains in Asia, with SK hynix and Samsung's advances lifting Seoul's market, while Tokyo's Nikkei rallied thanks to big gains in tech giants Kioxia, Advantest, Tokyo Electron and investor SoftBank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the second quarter of the year, the biggest U.S. banks saw surging profits thanks to a boom in stock-market debuts, mergers and acquisitions and trading activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But thanks to the senseless choices of both men, the Mona Lisa is now a glimmer on the horizon.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day