for some/whatever reason
idiom
—used to say it isn't known why someone does something
He is always late, for some/whatever reason.
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That just keeps coming back, for some reason, not so much inventing as assembling my interior idea of who my father was, and what our relationship was.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
The second possibility is that, for whatever reason, Bessent and Freeman got cold feet after purchasing the home and quickly flipped it to another wealthy, and privacy-conscious, buyer, taking a loss in the process.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Because America is not at the top of the world popularity contest right now, for some reason.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2025
But for whatever reason, the White House declined to offer the same relief to video game consoles, many of which are made in China.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
The second possibility is that, for whatever reason, Bessent and Freeman got cold feet after purchasing the home and quickly flipped it to another wealthy, and privacy-conscious, buyer, taking a loss in the process.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Because America is not at the top of the world popularity contest right now, for some reason.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2025
But for whatever reason, the White House declined to offer the same relief to video game consoles, many of which are made in China.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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“For some/whatever reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20some%2Fwhatever%20reason. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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