on the off chance
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It was clearly from someone she knew, although she had no idea it was her friend Yevgeny Merkis who had scrawled the message on the off chance she might see it.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Williams had insisted I not bring my phone, on the off chance my movements were being tracked.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
Dossman even joined the program’s parent committee in the meantime, on the off chance that it would help their son’s chances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
"We decided to take a very careful look at the shipworm's gut again," says Goodell, "on the off chance that the last hundred years' worth of researchers missed something."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
But Coach Hedge promised he could guard Reyna for a little longer and, on the off chance the spirit had something useful to say, Nico decided it was worth the risk.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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