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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Arsenal took the lead after just 23 seconds, doubled their advantage thanks to some static City defending in the 23rd minute, and then added a third three minutes into the second half.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The EIA showed a surprise — and major — build in U.S. commercial inventories of oil, thanks to fewer crude exports and a jump in imports, mostly from Venezuela.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Even one of Disney’s oldest characters is getting a revival, thanks to filmmaker Jon Favreau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

She acknowledges there’s a bit of irony in her AI fears given she has been able to build a side hustle with blue-collar-themed content thanks to social-media platforms reliant on algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

I deleted anything that violated the community rules, but thanks to school and sleep, I wasn’t zapping them as they posted.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows