whatever the case (may be)
idiom
: either way
The doctor may or may not have been at fault, but whatever the case (may be) the patient almost died.
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My type of beef rap is like slugs on your daughter or whatever the case may be.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
But whatever the case, the attraction was more than sufficient for Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis to dole out $12.3 million for a chic residence tucked away in The Belnord, aka The Arconia from Only Murders in the Building.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
There’s always going to be people that piss their money away with divorce or drugs or whatever the case may be.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
And that’s going to have every team in the Power 5 or Power 4 conferences (whatever the case may be) looking to drop competitive games from its non-conference schedules.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
But whatever the case, the attraction was more than sufficient for Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis to dole out $12.3 million for a chic residence tucked away in The Belnord, aka The Arconia from Only Murders in the Building.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
There’s always going to be people that piss their money away with divorce or drugs or whatever the case may be.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
And that’s going to have every team in the Power 5 or Power 4 conferences (whatever the case may be) looking to drop competitive games from its non-conference schedules.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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