in any case

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Definition of in any casenext
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as in always
whatever else is done or is the case I'm not sure how the weather will be, but in any case, it'll be nice to get out of town.

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Recent Examples of in any case But in any case, no Soviet leader would complain to an American president about hungry Soviet kids. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The Welbeck and Henderson deals are not of the same ilk as the rest and, in any case, there has long been a pecking order in football, mirrored on and off the pitch. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The youth resistance to this coming reality has, in any case, already begun. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Or in any case, experiencing an identity crisis, that auteur films usually destined for festivals just aren’t there. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in any case

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“In any case.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20any%20case. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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