in which case
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: which if true
They might not let you buy the tickets yet, in which case you should try again tomorrow.
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Even more reliable are periods when the stock market falls during the period from July 31 to October 31, in which case the incumbent has been replaced 89% of the time.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.
—Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Turns out the rules say that the House of Representatives chooses the president and the Senate chooses the vice-president, unless the House is also evenly split on the matter, in which case Tom James could become the next commander-in-chief.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The exception to this rule of filing early is if a spouse is caring for a child under age 16 or one who is disabled, in which case the benefit is not reduced.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.
—Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Turns out the rules say that the House of Representatives chooses the president and the Senate chooses the vice-president, unless the House is also evenly split on the matter, in which case Tom James could become the next commander-in-chief.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The exception to this rule of filing early is if a spouse is caring for a child under age 16 or one who is disabled, in which case the benefit is not reduced.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“In which case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20which%20case. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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