under certain circumstances
idiom
: in some special cases
The contract can be extended under certain circumstances.
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Baltimore’s first Latina councilmember says she’s been going door to door to local businesses, handing out flyers explaining how to legally deny federal agents’ entry under certain circumstances.
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Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
Similar bills have become law in some other states, such as New York, which now has a 'Slow Poke' law that requires staying in the right lane of travel unless under certain circumstances, such as passing and when on a road with three marked lanes.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Kremlin has repeatedly suggested that Moscow could use nuclear weapons under certain circumstances.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Investigations of bias and disciplinary hearings over bias would also be banned unless under certain circumstances approved by university counsel.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
Similar bills have become law in some other states, such as New York, which now has a 'Slow Poke' law that requires staying in the right lane of travel unless under certain circumstances, such as passing and when on a road with three marked lanes.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Kremlin has repeatedly suggested that Moscow could use nuclear weapons under certain circumstances.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Investigations of bias and disciplinary hearings over bias would also be banned unless under certain circumstances approved by university counsel.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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