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Idioms and Phrases

Regarding, in the matter of, in that instance. For example, In the case of James, they decided to promote him to the next grade . [Late 1300s] Also see in case , def. 2.
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In the case of Alice Coltrane, the myth of the pious Black saint only she can inspire makes us feel enveloped in the holiness we project onto her until an abyss of good distorts the actual idiosyncratic person she was and we get a pin-up Alice, a good, clean symbol.

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In the case of the most experienced teachers, pay was 9% lower than it was 15 years ago in real terms.

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In the case of teachers, this would be above the latest 3.2% consumer price inflation forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility for 2025-26.

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In the case of young drivers, she also backed using black box technology to provide a check to certain practices at the wheel.

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Jurors in the case of two men accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree have been told by a judge to set all emotion aside.

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