whenever possible

idiom

: whenever there is an opportunity
I like to go swimming whenever possible.

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He has since been named Joey, and Estrada has kept in touch with the shelter to get updates whenever possible. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 Internal Justice Department training programs stress that police agencies should focus on de-escalation whenever possible and avoid making arrests in public areas, especially when there's no imminent threat to public safety. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2025 That means starting with a zero-trust architecture and employing strong authentication, user authorization and end-to-end encryption whenever possible. Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar is also known to chase a good deal whenever possible. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for whenever possible

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“Whenever possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whenever%20possible. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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