as in insofar as
to the degree that
the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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Recent Examples of so far as
Some have gone so far as to turn to crowdfunding in an attempt to get Spirit's signature yellow planes back in the sky.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Including 12 crew rotation flights so far as well as Demo-2, four private astronaut flights for Axiom Space to the station and three private astronaut orbital flights, SpaceX’s fleet of five Crew Dragon spacecraft have flown 20 mission carrying 78 humans.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Some economists and analysts have also wondered whether the Fed would go so far as to consider a rate hike at a moment when energy prices are soaring.
—Christine Romans, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
The 73,773 present at Old Trafford enjoyed a Greatest Hits of United 2025-26, with Carrick even going so far as to change to a 3-5-2 in the second half, reminding us all of the wing-back era under Ruben Amorim.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Including 12 crew rotation flights so far as well as Demo-2, four private astronaut flights for Axiom Space to the station and three private astronaut orbital flights, SpaceX’s fleet of five Crew Dragon spacecraft have flown 20 mission carrying 78 humans.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Some economists and analysts have also wondered whether the Fed would go so far as to consider a rate hike at a moment when energy prices are soaring.
—Christine Romans, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
The 73,773 present at Old Trafford enjoyed a Greatest Hits of United 2025-26, with Carrick even going so far as to change to a 3-5-2 in the second half, reminding us all of the wing-back era under Ruben Amorim.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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insofar as
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That, of course, is hyperbole, insofar as the fourth straight loss left them just half a game behind the San Diego Padres, and still the odds-on favorite (per various betting sites) to win their third straight title.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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And, it is considered to adhere to the journalistic norm of objectivity, at least insofar as objectivity is possible.—
Karen McIntyre,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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