| Conditional words |
The Atlantic |
28 Mar 2026 |
| "Should that be the case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
23 Mar 2026 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
20 Mar 2026 |
| "In that case ..." |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2026 |
| "In that event …" |
The Atlantic |
02 Mar 2026 |
| In which case ... (2,2) |
Universal |
20 Jan 2026 |
| "In that case …" |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2026 |
| "In that case …" |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2026 |
| "Assuming that's true…" |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jan 2026 |
| "Assuming that's true …" |
New York Times |
04 Jan 2026 |
| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2026 |
| "Should that happen..." |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| "It might rain tonight. ___, I'll grab an umbrella.": 2 wds. |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
The Atlantic |
21 Nov 2025 |
| "That being the case ..." |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Nov 2025 |
| "In that case ..." |
The Atlantic |
15 Oct 2025 |
| "Should that be the case ..." |
New York Times Mini |
13 Oct 2025 |
| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2025 |
| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2025 |
| Given that, doubts nothing |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Oct 2025 |
| "Assuming that's true..." |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2025 |
| "Assuming that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2025 |
| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2025 |
| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2025 |
| "In that case ..." |
LA Times Mini |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Should that be the case |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Aug 2025 |
| In that case |
Premier Sunday |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Conditional intro |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2025 |
| In that case |
Universal |
04 Aug 2025 |
| In that case |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2025 |
| "Were that to be the case..." |
TV |
29 Jun 2025 |
| "It might rain tonight. ___, I'll grab an umbrella": 2 wds. |
|
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| "In that case . . ." |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2025 |
| "In that case …" |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2025 |
| In that case |
Newsday |
26 May 2025 |
| Should it be the case |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 May 2025 |
| "Assuming that's true then...": 2 wds. |
|
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| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
13 Apr 2025 |
| "Presuming that's true ..." |
Premier Sunday |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Infusion should be taken regularly, in that case |
|
|
| "Should that happen..." |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2025 |
| "In that case . . ." |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2025 |
| In that case, I will get fine son over (2,2) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
15 Mar 2025 |
| "Assuming that's true..." |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Word pair in the seven longest answers |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2025 |
| In that case |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2025 |
| "Should that happen …" |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2025 |
| "Should that be the case . . ." |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Should that be the case |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Assuming that's true |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2025 |
| "In case that's true ..." |
Premier Sunday |
22 Dec 2024 |
| "Assuming that to be true ..." |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Dec 2024 |
| "___, then what?" ("In that case"): 2 wds. |
|
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| "Assuming that that's true ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2024 |
| "In that event ... " |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Connection to a conclusion |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2024 |
| "Assuming that's true ..." |
Premier Sunday |
03 Nov 2024 |
| "___, then what?" ("In that case?"): 2 wds. |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2024 |
| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2024 |
| In that case: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
23 Sep 2024 |
| That being the case |
New York Times |
21 Sep 2024 |
| Assuming that (2 wds.) |
|
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| Should that be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2024 |
| "Should that occur..." (2 wds.) |
|
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| "In that case . . ." |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2024 |
| "In that case..." |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2024 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
05 Jul 2024 |
| "Let's say you're right ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
Universal |
18 Jun 2024 |
| "It might rain tonight. ___, I'll grab an umbrella.": 2 wds. |
|
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| "___ then..." (conditional phrase): 2 wds. |
|
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| In the event that (2 wds.) |
|
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| "In that case..." |
Newsday |
20 May 2024 |
| "Assuming that's true . . ." |
USA Today |
16 May 2024 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
26 Apr 2024 |
| In that case |
Universal |
02 Apr 2024 |
| "Should that be the case ..." |
Universal |
06 Mar 2024 |
| "Assuming that's true ..." |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2024 |
| In case that's the case |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2024 |
| In that case |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Should that be the case (2 wds.) |
|
|
| "Assuming I'm correct ..." |
Universal |
17 Nov 2023 |
| "Assuming that's the case . . ." |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2023 |
| In that case |
Universal |
31 Oct 2023 |
| In that case |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Oct 2023 |
| In that case |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2023 |
| In that case |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2023 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2023 |
| On the off chance that happens |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2023 |
| "In that case …" |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2023 |
| 'In that case ...' |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2023 |
| 'Should that be true...' |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2023 |
| In that case |
New York Times |
12 Jul 2023 |
| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2023 |
| 'Assuming that's true ...' |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2023 |
| 'Assuming that's true ?' |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Should that be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2023 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
USA Today |
08 Jun 2023 |
| "Supposing that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2023 |
| 'Should that be the case ?' |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2023 |
| 'Should that be the case ...' |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2023 |
| 'Should that be the case...' |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2023 |
| 'Assuming you're right ...' |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2023 |
| 'Assuming you're right ?' |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2023 |
| 'Assuming that's true . . .' |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2023 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2023 |
| 'Then . . .' |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2023 |
| Should that be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2023 |
| "Assuming that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2023 |
| In that case |
Universal |
24 Jan 2023 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2022 |
| "Should that be the case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Should that be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2022 |
| "In case it's true ..." |
Premier Sunday |
25 Sep 2022 |
| In that event |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2022 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2022 |
| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
23 Aug 2022 |
| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2022 |
| "Should that be the case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2022 |
| "Were that the case ..." |
Universal |
23 Jul 2022 |
| "Say that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2022 |
| 'Say that's true ... ' |
|
|
| "Assuming that's true ..." |
Universal |
09 May 2022 |
| "Assuming that's the case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2022 |
| 'Assuming that's the case ... ' |
|
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| 'In that case ... ' |
|
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| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2022 |
| In that event |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2022 |
| "Should that be the case ..." |
Universal |
11 Feb 2022 |
| "Assuming that's true ..." |
Universal |
09 Feb 2022 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
15 Jan 2022 |
| "Should that happen...": 2 wds. |
|
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| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
03 Jan 2022 |
| "Assuming that's correct ..." |
Universal |
11 Dec 2021 |
| “In that case...” |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Dec 2021 |
| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
30 Nov 2021 |
| In that case |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2021 |
| Should that happen |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2021 |
| "Assuming I'm right ..." |
Universal |
23 Sep 2021 |
| In that case |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2021 |
| 'In that case ...' |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2021 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2021 |
| In that case |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| In that case |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2021 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
08 Aug 2021 |
| “Should that occur...” |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2021 |
| In that case |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2021 |
| 'Should that happen ... ' |
|
|
| "Should that happen ... " |
LA Times Daily |
25 May 2021 |
| 'In that case ...' |
New York Times |
19 May 2021 |
| 'Assuming that's true . . .' |
USA Today |
07 May 2021 |
| 'In that case ... ' |
|
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| "In that case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2021 |
| 'Should that be the case . . .' |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2021 |
| "Should that be the case ..." |
Universal |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Words of speculation |
|
|
| Should that be the case |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2021 |
| In that case |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2021 |
| “In that case...” |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Should that be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2020 |
| In that case |
Universal |
30 Nov 2020 |
| “Should that be the case...” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2020 |
| 'Should that happen . . .' |
USA Today |
25 Nov 2020 |
| ''Assuming that . . .'' |
Newsday |
30 Oct 2020 |
| 'Should that be the case ...' |
New York Times |
26 Oct 2020 |
| 'Assuming I'm right ...' |
|
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| 'Should this be true ...' |
|
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| "Should that be true ..." |
Universal |
15 Sep 2020 |
| "Assuming that's the case ..." |
Universal |
28 Aug 2020 |
| “Given that...” |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2020 |
| 'In that case . . .' |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2020 |
| "In case that's true ..." |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jul 2020 |
| 'Given that ...' |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2020 |
| “Assuming that’s the case...” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2020 |
| In that case |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2020 |
| In that case |
|
|
| "___, then ... " (conditional phrase): 2 wds. |
|
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| “Assuming that’s true...” |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2020 |
| 'That being the case ... ' |
|
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| "That being the case ... " |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2020 |
| "That being the case ..." |
Universal |
23 Dec 2019 |
| 'Should that be true ...' |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Then |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2019 |
| 'Should that be true . . .' |
USA Today |
30 Aug 2019 |
| ''Should that be true . . .'' |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2019 |
| "In that case ..." |
|
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| ''In that case . . .'' |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2019 |
| 'In case it's true ...' |
Premier Sunday |
12 May 2019 |
| "In that case ..." |
Universal |
28 Apr 2019 |
| 'In that case ...' |
|
|
| "In that event ..." |
Universal |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Contingency phrase |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2019 |
| "Should that prove true ..." |
Universal |
21 Jan 2019 |
| 'Should that be the case...' |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jan 2019 |
| "Should that be true . . ." |
|
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| 'Assuming that's true ... ' |
|
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| "In that case ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ... " |
|
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| "Should that prove true ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true . . ." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2019 |
| "In that event ..." |
|
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| "In that case ... " |
|
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| "Should that be the case..." |
|
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| "That being the case ... " |
|
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| Contingency phrase |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| 'Say that's true ... ' |
|
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| "Say that's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2018 |
| "___, then ... " (contingency phrase): 2 wds. |
|
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| 'That being true . . .' |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2018 |
| ''In that event . . .'' |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2018 |
| 'In that event ... ' |
|
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| "In that event ... " |
LA Times Daily |
17 Oct 2018 |
| "Assuming that's true ..." |
Universal |
15 Sep 2018 |
| Supposing that |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2018 |
| That being the case |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
24 Jun 2018 |
| "___, then what?" ("In that case?"): 2 wds. |
|
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| 'In that case...' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2018 |
| 'Assuming it's true ... ' |
|
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| "Assuming it's true ... " |
LA Times Daily |
28 Mar 2018 |
| In that case |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Mar 2018 |
| In that case |
Premier Sunday |
04 Mar 2018 |
| '__, then ... ' |
|
|
| "__, then ... " |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2018 |
| Should that happen |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2018 |
| In that event |
Newsday |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Should that be the case |
|
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| "Assuming it's true ... " |
|
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| Supposing that |
|
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| "In that event ... " |
|
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| "In that case..." |
|
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| "Say that's true ... " |
|
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| Assuming that's true |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
|
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| "In that case ..." |
|
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| "__, then ... " |
|
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| "That being true . . ." |
|
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| ''In that case ...'' |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2017 |
| "In that case . . ." |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2017 |
| "Should that be true . . ." |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2017 |
| "Taking that as a given ... " |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2017 |
| 'Taking that as a given ... ' |
|
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| ''Assuming that's true . . .'' |
Newsday |
14 May 2017 |
| Then |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2017 |
| In the event that it's true |
Premier Sunday |
08 Jan 2017 |
| "Taking that as a given ... " |
|
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| "In that case . . ." |
|
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| Then |
|
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| Conclusion preceder |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2016 |
| In that case |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Dec 2016 |
| "Presuming this is true . . ." |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2016 |
| Assumption-to-conclusion segue |
|
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| In which case |
|
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| That being the case |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2016 |
| 'In that case ...' |
|
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| 'Assuming that is the case ...' |
|
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| "Assuming that's true . . ." |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2016 |
| ''Assuming I'm right . . .'' |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2016 |
| In that case ... |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Jan 2016 |
| Logician's words |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Conclusion preceder |
|
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| That being the case |
|
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| Logician's words |
|
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| Assumption-to-conclusion segue |
|
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| Hypothetical phrase |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2015 |
| 'Supposing that's true ...' |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Words often before "then" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2015 |
| 'Based on that ...' |
|
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| Conditional words |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2015 |
| Assuming that's true |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2015 |
| Conditional words |
|
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| Hypothetical phrase |
|
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| Assuming that's true |
|
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| "Assuming that's the case ..." |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| Speculative words |
|
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| Truth-assuming words |
|
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| Should that be the case |
|
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| Words often before "then" |
|
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| "Supposing that's true ..." |
|
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| In which case |
|
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| Then |
|
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| In that event |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| "Assuming that's true . . ." |
|
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| "In that case . . ." |
|
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| "In that case ..." |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
|
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| Assumption-to-conclusion segue |
|
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| "Given that ..." |
|
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| "Should that be true ..." |
|
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| Hypothetical words |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| "In that event ..." |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| Assuming that |
|
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| "Should that be true ..." |
|
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| "Given that ..." |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| Conditional words |
|
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| Words before a conclusion |
|
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| "Say you're right ..." |
|
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| Words before a conclusion |
|
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| "Based on that ..." |
|
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| Supposing that |
|
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| "In that case, ..." |
|
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| "Based on that ..." |
|
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| That being the case |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
|
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| Granting that |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's right ..." |
|
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| "Should that be the case..." |
|
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| 'Assuming that's true ...' |
|
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| Should that be true |
|
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| "That being the case ..." |
|
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| "Provided that is the case ..." |
|
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| "Assuming I'm right . . ." |
|
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| "Assuming I'm right . . ." |
|
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| 'In case that's true ...' |
|
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| "Assuming that ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that ..." |
|
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| "Provided that's true..." |
|
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| Assuming that |
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| "Should that happen ..." |
|
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| "Assuming I'm right ..." |
|
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| Words before then |
|
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| In that event |
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| In that case |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| "Assuming that ..." |
|
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| "Say that's true ..." |
|
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| In that event |
|
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| Words before then |
|
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| "Say that's true ..." |
|
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| Should that be the case |
|
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| "Should that be true ..." |
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| In that case |
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| "Granting that ..." |
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
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| In that case |
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| Should that be true |
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| Should that be true |
|
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| Should that be the case |
|
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| "Granting that ..." |
|
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| "Assuming that's true ..." |
|
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| Were that to happen |
|
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| "Presuming that to be true . . ." |
|
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| In that event |
|
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| Assuming it's true |
|
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| Assumption-to-conclusion segue |
|
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| Assumption before "then" |
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| Conditional phrase |
|
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| Assumption before "then" |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| Were that to happen |
|
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| In that case |
|
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| "Presuming that to be true ..." |
|
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| Assumption-to-conclusion segue |
|
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| "That being the case . . ." |
|
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| Conditional phrase |
|
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| Then preceder |
|
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| Assuming that's true |
|
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| In that case ... |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2006 |
| "That being the case ..." |
|
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| Should that happen |
|
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| That being the case |
|
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| Should that come to pass |
|
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| In that case ... |
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| Should that be the case |
|
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| "Should that be the case" |
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| Assuming that |
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| "Assuming that's the case..." |
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| Should that be true |
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| In case it's true |
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| Should that be true |
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| That being the case |
|
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| "In that case …" |
|
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| "Provided that is the case …" |
|
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| In case it's true |
|
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| Speculative words |
|
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| "That being the case ..." |
|
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| "In that event ..." |
|
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| Speculative words |
|
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| "That being the case ..." |
|
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| "In that event ..." |
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| Start of a hypothesis |
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| "In that case..." |
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| Start of a hypothesis |
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| 'In that case . . .' |
|
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| "Should that be true . . ." |
|
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| In case that's true |
|
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| In the event it's true |
|
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| "In that case..." |
|
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| Conditional words |
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| In that case |
|
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| "In that event..." |
|
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| Conclusion lead-in |
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| Should that be the case |
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| Granting that |
|
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| Conclusion lead-in |
|
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| "In that event..." |
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| Assuming that's true |
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| Should that be the case |
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| "Presuming that to be true..." |
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| That being the case ... |
|
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| "Given that, ..." |
|
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| Assuming that's true |
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| Words often preceding "then" |
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| That being the case |
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| In that case |
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| In that case |
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| Assuming that |
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| Choice words |
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| Choice words |
|
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| That being the case . . . |
|
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| "__, then what?" |
|
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| Conditional words |
|
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| "___ be that we suffer . . . ": Rom. 8:17 |
|
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| Words of surmise |
|
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| "Oh, in that case ..." |
|
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| "Well, in that case ..." |
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| Supposing (a thing) to be true. |
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| Conditional phrase. |
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