just in case
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"It's not suddenly going to whiz past and you'll miss it. It's worth waiting around just in case the clouds move on."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"We had already packed suitcases just in case, but they gave us only two minutes and carefully checked that nobody was still inside the house," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Be sure to eat a good breakfast and bring a jacket just in case of rain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But we keep them all the same, zipped tight in that storage bag just in case they get any ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
So he lets her in on an important reason for trusting him this afternoon, just in case she needs another.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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