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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The girl may have been Jane, in which case the ages were wrong, or another child.
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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
OpenAI’s technology is used in Microsoft Bing, for example, in which case Microsoft may provide those instructions.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Gautam Hans, associate director of the First Amendment Clinic and professor at Cornell Law School, told CNN earlier this month that the Supreme Court may decide not to review the case at all, in which case TikTok is out of luck.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
OpenAI’s technology is used in Microsoft Bing, for example, in which case Microsoft may provide those instructions.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Gautam Hans, associate director of the First Amendment Clinic and professor at Cornell Law School, told CNN earlier this month that the Supreme Court may decide not to review the case at all, in which case TikTok is out of luck.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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