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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For iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, the materials may be changing, in which case the colors definitely will.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Social Security fund will run dry in 2033, unless Congress combines the program’s old-age and disability funds, in which case insolvency would arrive in 2034, the report found.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Perhaps, then, the book has further symmetry, in which case the center might hold a key; the tone of memories does seem to shift at midpoint.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Unless a queen wants to serve actual flames, in which case, go off.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Social Security fund will run dry in 2033, unless Congress combines the program’s old-age and disability funds, in which case insolvency would arrive in 2034, the report found.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Perhaps, then, the book has further symmetry, in which case the center might hold a key; the tone of memories does seem to shift at midpoint.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Unless a queen wants to serve actual flames, in which case, go off.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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“In which case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20which%20case. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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