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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Thus, the doctor cannot do asset protection planning (unless the doctor has tail coverage against such negligence claims, in which case the doctor doesn't have to worry about this in the first place and can still do asset protection against other unforeseen future events).
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The figure’s appearance, combined with an extended 11-month closure period, led to rumors the park had prepared for a Clinton victory, in which case she would have been added to the attraction, and needed to reconstruct the figure after Trump was named.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
In our task, the default strategy is to maximize one’s own payoff—unless the recipient is emotionally very close, in which case helping them comes automatically.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
For now, though, there first has to be intel on whether Giannis Antetokounmpo could come available, in which case all assets should be held in abeyance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The figure’s appearance, combined with an extended 11-month closure period, led to rumors the park had prepared for a Clinton victory, in which case she would have been added to the attraction, and needed to reconstruct the figure after Trump was named.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
In our task, the default strategy is to maximize one’s own payoff—unless the recipient is emotionally very close, in which case helping them comes automatically.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
For now, though, there first has to be intel on whether Giannis Antetokounmpo could come available, in which case all assets should be held in abeyance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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“In which case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20which%20case. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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