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[if] / ɪf /


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"With our technology, if a practitioner wants to offer a 3D-printed zirconia crown chair-side, they could provide it to a patient within just a few hours."

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

He said he had submitted his documentation to Guinness but had to wait to see if the organisation would officially recognise his achievements.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

I’m hoping my wife and I will keep taking annual vacations to places we haven’t been, if our health allows.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

“I don’t think people realize—even if you get some stuff sponsored, the wedding is still insanely expensive,” Fernandez said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

She can tilt and rotate it in any direction exactly as if she were holding it in her hand.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

But now there is a plan, not just a bunch of ifs and hopes, even if the Angels might have to take another step back to take two steps forward.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

On Wednesday, Wenders said the actress "should have been better protected back then", adding: "For that, I apologise to you, Nastassja, unreservedly, no ifs and buts."

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

The money is now yours, no ifs, ands, or buts.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

Don’t look back with regret or what ifs.

From MarketWatch Jan. 5, 2026

The guilt, the what ifs, and the knowledge were for later.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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