"for XYZ reasons" meaning in All languages combined

See for XYZ reasons on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=for XYZ reasons}} for XYZ reasons, {{en-PP|head=for XYZ reasons}} for XYZ reasons
  1. (US, idiomatic) For reasons unknown and not worth speculating on. Tags: US, idiomatic Related terms: for reasons
    Sense id: en-for_XYZ_reasons-en-prep_phrase-sgxT6Gso Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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