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as in insofar as
to the degree that
the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance
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as in because
for the reason that
you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date
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Recent Examples of inasmuch as
If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the tens of millions of viewers tuning into Fox every day for the soccer spectacle can be lumped into a single body, inasmuch as everybody—as in, like, everybody—seems to dislike Lalas … or at least the version of himself that he’s ginned up for TV.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Given the caveat that these games are more for coaches to use as evaluation tools inasmuch as starters will see little if any time, results may vary.
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Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Given the caveat that these games are more for coaches to use as evaluation tools inasmuch as starters will see little if any time, results may vary.
—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Chuy García’s stunt on behalf of his chief of staff has backfired insofar as there are multiple candidates running for the seat in November.
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Hollywood Does Abortion’s biggest issue, insofar as it can even be fairly described as one, is simply the overabundance of worthy topics.
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Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.
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Pacala went so far as to offer Mottershead co-authorship, at one point placing his name at the top of the paper.
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Of course, insomuch as a mortgage can liberate anyone.
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Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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