under certain circumstances
idiom
: in some special cases
The contract can be extended under certain circumstances.
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Fixed a bug where the game would crash under certain circumstances on some platforms.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But school districts would approve rules to allow phone use under certain circumstances.
—Tom Urban, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
Research the London School of Economics (my employer) recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly shows that under certain circumstances, lawbreakers not only go unpunished; they are actively rewarded.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Federal law also allows other states to adopt California’s standards as their own, under certain circumstances.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But school districts would approve rules to allow phone use under certain circumstances.
—Tom Urban, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
Research the London School of Economics (my employer) recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly shows that under certain circumstances, lawbreakers not only go unpunished; they are actively rewarded.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Federal law also allows other states to adopt California’s standards as their own, under certain circumstances.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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