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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One exception would be if there is a sharp economic downturn, in which case the effect of the tariffs could be countervailed by the sizable decrease in demand for certain commodities.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Her absence creates the possibility of a gridlocked 4-4 court, in which case the Oklahoma state Supreme Court ruling would stand.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The brothers' attorneys have argued they should have been convicted of manslaughter rather than murder, in which case they would already have been released from prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes equity investment, in which case, the bank sits on a company’s cap table like any other investor.
—Sarah Kocianski, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Her absence creates the possibility of a gridlocked 4-4 court, in which case the Oklahoma state Supreme Court ruling would stand.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The brothers' attorneys have argued they should have been convicted of manslaughter rather than murder, in which case they would already have been released from prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes equity investment, in which case, the bank sits on a company’s cap table like any other investor.
—Sarah Kocianski, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“In which case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20which%20case. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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