under/in normal circumstances
idiom
: normally, usually
Under/In normal circumstances, this wouldn't be a problem.
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Swelling in the victim's brain would have killed him under normal circumstances, usually within 24 to 48 hours, according to Wolf.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Michelle Rodrigues, a primatologist, conservation scientist and member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Primate Specialist Group focused on human-primate interactions, agrees that under normal circumstances, a gorilla won’t be squaring up against 100 men.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Leadership under normal circumstances is challenging.
—Jody Levison-Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
To the contrary, under normal circumstances these two data points would be extremely bullish for the markets.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Michelle Rodrigues, a primatologist, conservation scientist and member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Primate Specialist Group focused on human-primate interactions, agrees that under normal circumstances, a gorilla won’t be squaring up against 100 men.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Leadership under normal circumstances is challenging.
—Jody Levison-Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
To the contrary, under normal circumstances these two data points would be extremely bullish for the markets.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Under/in normal circumstances.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%2Fin%20normal%20circumstances. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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