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
Maybe add one or two more months’ worth of rent and bills, just in case.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
So would it have been worth it to own more energy all along, just in case?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“I’ll be upstairs, in the adult-education study room. Keep your cell phone on, just in case, and stay inside the library, okay? Once you’ve picked out some books, come up and sit with me.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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