under any circumstances
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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
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
But there was one thing Mami had warned us about, a habit we were not to pick up from her under any circumstances.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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