because of
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From 557 U.S. 167 - Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 2009Most cited · 3,127 citing opinions
by reason of: on account of." 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary 194 (1966); see also 1 Oxford English Dictionary 746 (1933) (defining "because of" to mean "By reason of, on account of " (italics in original)); The Random House Dictionary of the English Language 132 (1966) (defining "because" to mean "by reason; on account").