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because of

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Definition of because of

as in with

as the result of I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare

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Recent Examples of because of Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, who is out because of back inflammation, will make another rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Salt Lake. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 County officials were not able to assess the damage on Friday because of the fire conditions, Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero said at an afternoon briefing. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026 Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 Plenty thought that Egypt had qualified because of their away goal in the 3-1 defeat in the previous game against Algeria, but their identical overall record in the group forced a play-off in Sudan, where Shehata’s side underperformed and lost 1-0. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for because of

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The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
He is slated to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arrival, then participate in a bilateral meeting with him after an arrival ceremony, followed by a NATO leaders’ dinner.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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