a fortiori
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of a fortiori
Latin
Example Sentences
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"That said... that does not mean that the individuals who were targeted, and a fortiori the person who died, were themselves involved in trafficking. I want to be absolutely clear on that".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
For, after all, is it not by now conceded that, a fortiori, if marzeydoats and doazey-doats then the invariable corallary is habeas corpus mandamus potatus?
From Time Magazine Archive
In a word, the proved capabilities of artificial selection furnish, in its best conceivable form, what is called an argument a fortiori in favour of natural selection.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes
The care of God for man is generally argued, a fortiori, from His care for inferior creatures.
From Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker by M. (Meletios) Golden
The spaces which precede or which follow simple nebulæ," says Arago, "and a fortiori, groups of nebulæ, contain generally few stars.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
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