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adverbial phrase

  • Introducing the cause, explanation, or justification for a preceding statement; for the previously stated reason.

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And that is why the impact of this intervention is likely to be limited.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The clause was later removed, but parliamentary speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said changing the constitutional definition of marriage would "undoubtedly generate disputes... that is why we left this regulation as it is."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

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  • which explains...
  • the reason being
  • so, yeah
  • and there you have it

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  • unrelatedly
  • plot twist
  • for no reason
  • out of nowhere
  • despite this

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