under certain circumstances
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: in some special cases
The contract can be extended under certain circumstances.
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Federal law also allows other states to adopt California’s standards as their own, under certain circumstances.
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Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Taking digestive supplements can be helpful for certain people under certain circumstances, but that doesn’t mean that everyone should take them all the time—and especially not for preventive purposes.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
And very importantly, splashback from the Nautilus was only 1.4% of that from traditional urinals, under certain circumstances.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
For a single home or four, neither the Idaho DEQ nor the EPA has jurisdiction except under certain circumstances such as when the EPA can connect the development to a commercial element, Ziolkowski said.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Taking digestive supplements can be helpful for certain people under certain circumstances, but that doesn’t mean that everyone should take them all the time—and especially not for preventive purposes.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
And very importantly, splashback from the Nautilus was only 1.4% of that from traditional urinals, under certain circumstances.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
For a single home or four, neither the Idaho DEQ nor the EPA has jurisdiction except under certain circumstances such as when the EPA can connect the development to a commercial element, Ziolkowski said.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Under certain circumstances.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20certain%20circumstances. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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