cases
- present tense form of case (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The Constitution explicitly states that the right can be suspended only through an act of Congress and only “when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Cases are rising in part because the Boomer generation -- people born during the post-World War II population surge -- have reached their senior years and generally are living longer than previous generations.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Cases “still are underreported, under-investigated and under-prosecuted,” said Carrie Goldberg, one of the first lawyers to pursue cases of revenge porn and deepfakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Cases are concentrated in the country's Ituri, North and South Kivu provinces.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Cases are won on closing arguments only on television, not in a real courtroom.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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