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View definitions for if only

if only

conjunction as in so

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Pour another cup of coffee, ask one more question, hear one more story, if only to understand each other a little better before we return to our own lives.

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If only the swaggering Trojans weren’t also so sloppy.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang even mentioned the B-word in his post-earnings remarks this week, if only to decisively shoot down the idea of a bubble.

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We could triple the seats if only we had more money.

It’ll be just as critical for USC to establish the run — if only to keep Oregon’s offense off the field.

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