Because of and In that

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Because of preposition - As the result of.

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In that and because of are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "In that" with "Because of", this phrases are similar.

In that adverb - (formal) in or into that thing or place.

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Because of and in that are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Because of" with "In that", this phrases are similar.

Averted in that it was because of the Shadow Queen's spell and not because of his own self-doubt.

Source: Fan Fic / Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door
Subverted in that Takizawa Akira is an alias that he picked specifically because of the similar birthdays.

Source: Significant Birth Date
Torture Always Works: Subverted by Domor in that he breaks not because of the torture but because of what he saw done to someone else (who didn't break).

Source: Literature / The Blood War Trilogy

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