| "Reason" given in a parental "explanation" |
New York Times |
03 May 2026 |
| Declaration after "because" |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2026 |
| "My house, my rules" |
New York Times |
01 Feb 2026 |
| Parent's declaration in response to defiance |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Argument-ending words, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Parent's words that end an argument |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Sep 2025 |
| "It's my call" |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2025 |
| "It's my decision" |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Parent's authoritative reply to "Why not?" |
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| Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Parental explanation |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Part of a parent’s explanation |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Nov 2023 |
| End of a parent's non-explanation |
Universal |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Words after 'because' that don't really explain |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Parental argument ender |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Parent's stern assertion |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Feb 2023 |
| "It's my call" |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Parent's answer to "Why?" |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Nov 2021 |
| Forceful words after "because" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Oct 2021 |
| Forceful words after 'because' |
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| "Because ___!" (parental justification) |
Universal |
11 May 2021 |
| 'Every little thing gon' be alright, 'cause ___' (Chloe x Halle lyric) |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Laying-down-the-law words |
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| Laying-down-the-law words |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2020 |
| Parental "explanation" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Parental 'explanation' |
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| Arbitrary explanation |
Newsday |
28 May 2020 |
| Parent's words after "because" |
Universal |
08 Apr 2020 |
| Dad's answer to 'Why?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Parents' lay-down-the-law words |
Universal |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Parents' lay-down-the-law words |
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| Parental argument ender |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Parental argument ender |
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| Parental words of finality |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Parental words of finality |
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| Mom's emphatic words after "Because" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Mom's emphatic words after 'Because' |
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| Parental argument ender |
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| Parental words of finality |
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| Mom's emphatic words after "Because" |
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| "It's my call" |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2017 |
| 'It's my call' |
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| Close of a parental veto |
New York Times |
11 Jan 2017 |
| "It's my call" |
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| Close of a parental veto |
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| Parent's definitive 'End of argument!' |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Arbitrary non-explanation, after 'because' |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Mom's argument-ending words |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Arbitrary non-explanation, after "because" |
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| Parent's definitive "End of argument!" |
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| Mom's argument-ending words |
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| "Because ___!" (parental explanation) |
Universal |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Part of a parent's reason |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2015 |
| Words after "because" |
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| "Because ___!" (parental explanation) |
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| Mom's answer to "Why?" |
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| "Because ___!" |
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| "Explanation" that may follow "because" |
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| End of a parental veto |
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| "Because ___!" (parental rationalization) |
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| Arbitrary explanation |
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| Hardline parental rationale |
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| Words in a parental explanation |
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| Absolutist rationale |
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| All-purpose reason |
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| "Explanation" following "Because" |
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| Words after "Because" |
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| Words after "Because" |
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| Laying-down-the-law words |
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| Parent's words after "because" |
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| Laying-down-the-law words |
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| Boss's words, after "Because" |
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| Part of a parental explanation |
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| Words after "because" |
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| Mom's reason, often |
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| Mom's reason, often |
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| Parent's reason |
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| "Because __": parent's argument ender |
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| "Because __": parent's argument ender |
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| "Because ___" (parent's argument ender) |
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| "Because ___!" (parental rationalization) |
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| Part of a parent's reason |
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| Words that often follow "because" |
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| Arbitrary parental "explanation" |
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| Words that can follow "Because" |
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| "Because ___!" |
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| "Discussion's over" |
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| "This is undebatable!" |
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