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Or, as the case may be with a performer of his caliber, they don’t — and that has been the highest compliment of all for the 56-year-old Philly native.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Or not stare at, as the case may be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

It should thrill you into thought or, as the case may be, solace.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

The order says the trial will commence on Aug. 14 or “as soon thereafter as the case may be called.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

“Then what you’re saying, Em, is that this Joe Mondragon is illegally irrigating his father’s land, or his own land as the case may be, over there on the west side.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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