just because in English

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  "pos": "adv",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Just because he didn't accept your friend request doesn't mean he has forgotten you nor does it mean he no longer wants to be friends with you."
        }
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        "Used to show that the truth or existence of one thing does not logically justify the truth or existence of another thing."
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        "For no particular reason."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "for the hell of it"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "just because"
}

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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Just because he didn't accept your friend request doesn't mean he has forgotten you nor does it mean he no longer wants to be friends with you."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to show that the truth or existence of one thing does not logically justify the truth or existence of another thing."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "For no particular reason."
      ],
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          "word": "for the hell of it"
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        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "just because"
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"just because" meaning in English

Adverb