if possible
Example Sentences
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Since selling can trigger capital-gains taxes, it’s best, if possible, to concentrate your rebalancing in tax-deferred accounts to minimize tax consequences.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“Maybe, if possible, the third solution could be to contain the liquid and freeze or maybe turn it into a solid, we don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
With FAPD, the goal of treatment is decreasing the inflammation that causes irreversible scarring and, if possible, stimulating hair growth in follicles that haven’t been completely damaged.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
Fire crews are expected to remain on site while arrangements are made to unload any affected cargo and the public has been advised to avoid the dock area if possible.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
He asked the Englishman to take a look at Rantz—to talk to him, to try to figure him out, and, if possible, to fix him.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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