if (at all) possible
idiom
: if it can be done
Do your best to come home from work early, if (at all) possible.
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Logistically speaking, Dubas wants to meet with candidates in person if possible.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2025
Better, confirm that the transaction is a loan, treat it as a loan (e.g. on both parties’ financial statements and tax returns) and actually make interest and if possible some principal payments.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Chambon thinks the next Pope should even try to visit China, if possible.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2025
Better, confirm that the transaction is a loan, treat it as a loan (e.g. on both parties’ financial statements and tax returns) and actually make interest and if possible some principal payments.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Chambon thinks the next Pope should even try to visit China, if possible.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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“If (at all) possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20%28at%20all%29%20possible. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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