under any circumstances
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The beauty spot car park remains open to visitors but "for your own safety", the national park said, "you must not enter the water under any circumstances".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Graham was never going to have an easy time running for Senate under any circumstances.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The city's municipality said in a statement that it had asked residents not to return "at the present time under any circumstances", citing the security situation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The speed and uniformity of the response would be striking under any circumstances.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
I've never considered myself an across-the-board apologist for the French, but there's a lot to be said for an entire population that never, under any circumstances, talks during the picture.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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