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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Congress can also present the case that neither the president-elect nor vice president is qualified to take the position, in which case Congress either chooses an acting president or decides the process by which to select a new one.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
If the Senate confirms Stefanik, the GOP's majority could drop to 217, in which case, a single GOP defection would mean no vote could pass without Democratic support until new Republicans are elected to replace Stefanik and Waltz in special elections, which could take months.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The girl may have been Jane, in which case the ages were wrong, or another child.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Depending on how this plays out, companies may soon realize that the only way to beat MicroStrategy is to copy it, in which case bitcoin will become one of the most desirable assets in the world.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
If the Senate confirms Stefanik, the GOP's majority could drop to 217, in which case, a single GOP defection would mean no vote could pass without Democratic support until new Republicans are elected to replace Stefanik and Waltz in special elections, which could take months.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The girl may have been Jane, in which case the ages were wrong, or another child.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Depending on how this plays out, companies may soon realize that the only way to beat MicroStrategy is to copy it, in which case bitcoin will become one of the most desirable assets in the world.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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