under any circumstances
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The speed and uniformity of the response would be striking under any circumstances.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
She has even offered to share the Nobel Peace Prize with Trump, prompting a rare clarification from the Nobel Committee stressing that the award cannot be transferred to another person under any circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
It should go without saying that the charter does not, under any circumstances, permit one nation to invade another to secure control over its natural resources.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
"We cannot under any circumstances accept these attacks, which threaten the safety of navigation, the environment and lives in our exclusive economic zone," he said on Monday evening.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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