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why

noun as in reason

Weak match

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Nobody knows why cramps really happen, but Friday night’s Gardena Serra-Sierra Canyon high school football game took the issue to an unprecedented level.

This is why people often crack that you should take the promised cost and timeline of a project, double both, and line up a good marriage counselor.

"Maybe that's why the police were arresting people, and why the government kept silent – because, in their eyes, we didn't follow the traditional path of organisations and political parties."

From BBC

When I asked what happened, Dr Jordan said there was a lot they still don't understand about what the organoids do and why.

From BBC

"Governments, especially the Italians, are not taking action against what is happening in Gaza," said university teacher Francesca, explaining why she'd joined the walkout.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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