whenever possible

idiom

: whenever there is an opportunity
I like to go swimming whenever possible.

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Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions. New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 As a result, most of them had built a habit of staying off-video for web conference calls whenever possible. Ronica Roth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 The guidance, which applied to the entire northern Gulf of Mexico (renamed by Trump to the Gulf of America), required ships to have trained spotters to identify where whales were in the water, keep speeds low and avoid transit through the area when visibility was low whenever possible. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Jones also uses past slights to fuel him, which is why opposing quarterbacks would be wise to praise him whenever possible. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whenever possible

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“Whenever possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whenever%20possible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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