just in case
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"We're going to support that effort – we're going to provide video footage that we're aware of, just in case they haven't got everything," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
She debated canceling their trip—would it be better to save the travel money to put toward food just in case?
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Noémie Halioua, a French freelance journalist, packed light for her flight from Tel Aviv to Paris on March 20, wearing loosefitting pants and sneakers just in case she had to run for cover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Maybe add one or two more months’ worth of rent and bills, just in case.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
We didn’t know if Mr. Gorringe and his men were going to go ahead, but Annie and I decided to go to Central Park just in case.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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