insofar

Example Sentences

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But they should be considered a nonzero recessionary risk, insofar as sector-specific shocks have been historical contributors.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Or should we instead focus on human capital, addressing cultural issues only insofar as they get in the way?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

The placenta’s goal, insofar as organs have goals, was to feed you.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

But similar reasoning also applies to the diffusion of technological innovations, insofar as they are best suited without modification to specific environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond