insofar as

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On the other hand, insofar as inflation expectations can reset higher in response to commodity price shocks, the Fed might need to engage in tightening that they would otherwise look to avoid.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Or should we instead focus on human capital, addressing cultural issues only insofar as they get in the way?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

She argues that the framers’ intentions, insofar as we can pin them down, can’t account for where we are now: “God” and “slavery” and “woman” are not mentioned in the original document.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

The placenta’s goal, insofar as organs have goals, was to feed you.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

The conflict was not to do with her—except insofar as it was she who kept him from dissolving into nothing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor