in the matter of
Example Sentences
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He compared the current moment with the time before Covid-19 reshaped the global economy and human interaction in the matter of weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
What once felt like a promising future for the Trojans up front had, in the matter of an afternoon, turned particularly bleak.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
On Sept. 1, a hearing in the matter of establishing a guardianship for David Shaw was held before a judge in Shelby County Circuit Court.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023
Lee in a statement said speaker Tan Chuan-Jin had "fallen short" in the matter of his personal conduct and he understood his desire to step away from politics and "help heal your family".
From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023
That seemed to the hobbits quite enough to explain his ‘hastiness’, at least in the matter of Orcs.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
