what if
Example Sentences
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Mattingly said he doesn’t play the what-if game when thinking about that team.
From Los Angeles Times
One can even detect, in this brilliant, captivating Reichardt gem about fortune and fate, a what-if attached to her disaffected male protagonist: Would today’s version of James, just as adrift and arrogant, steal art to assuage his emptiness?
From Los Angeles Times
"LLMs are particularly useful for summarising long documents, first-pass drafting, coding snippets, and 'what-if' exploration."
From BBC
He takes a wisp of an idea, a what-if, and turns it into a viable aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times
That isn’t to say Burns’ safely declarative dialogue and what-if storytelling won’t spur you to think of your own relationship and matters of fulfillment.
From Los Angeles Times
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