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• For the first time in Florida, the law tied the right to possess or own a weapon to mental health and spelled out the legal steps to take guns away under certain circumstances.
  — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
• The ability to book a flight is a privilege, not a right, and it can be taken away under certain circumstances.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
• The deal allows Dolan to serve on outside boards under certain circumstances.
  — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 June 2024
• Yet our study suggests that moral beliefs may be more flexible than once thought, at least under certain circumstances.
  — Keelah Williams, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
• Apparently, not ones about Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes being madly in love — at least under certain circumstances.
  — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2023
• Apple reversed course and allowed parental control apps to use MDM features under certain circumstances and even unbanned some apps.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 5 June 2024
• While the sale agreement lets either Twitter or Musk kill the deal and pay a breakup fee of $1 billion under certain circumstances, Musk won't necessarily be able to get out of it for only $1 billion.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2022
• In the case of a fleeing suspect, officers can use deadly force to prevent the person from escaping under certain circumstances.
  — Lea Skene, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
• Miami-Dade County caps free-standing billboards at 750 square feet, but cities can opt for larger signs under certain circumstances.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• People can get specific offenses expunged by the courts under certain circumstances in many states.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2023
• Though most of our bodies naturally produce enough melatonin to get adequate sleep each night, some people find the short-term use of melatonin to be helpful under certain circumstances.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
• Though most of our bodies naturally produce enough melatonin to get adequate sleep each night, some people find the short-term use of melatonin to be helpful under certain circumstances.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
• The president has the power to federalize states’ Guard troops under certain circumstances, but Trump never did so during the 2020 unrest in Minnesota.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
• It was previously known as the Permanent Early Voting List, but state lawmakers made changes in 2021 that allow a voter to be removed from the list under certain circumstances.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
• Modern pacemakers also contain sensors to predict whether the heart may benefit from a faster heart rate under certain circumstances.
  — Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
• Owners or drivers of a motor vehicle that are recorded failing to stop at a stop sign will be subject to a citation and further civil penalties under certain circumstances.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
• Other states, such as Wisconsin and North Dakota, allow for open carrying of firearms under certain circumstances without a permit.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 July 2024
• If a bankruptcy can be wiped away after seven years under certain circumstances, why can't an eviction be treated similarly, Brinks asked.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2022
• Technically, Californians can go to the beach and see family now under certain circumstances, but the announcement signals an end date to more than a year of isolation.
  — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2021
• Your landlord does allow dogs under certain circumstances.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 14 May 2022
• Those devices can, under certain circumstances, create risk.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
• This does not indicate a specific problem and is just a variation that occurs under certain circumstances with this cultivar.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• In France, the law allows the sterilization of people with severe mental disabilities under certain circumstances.
  — Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• And media companies and insurers don’t always agree on who should cover what, since there are caveats written into contracts that allow insurers to avoid paying under certain circumstances.
  — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
• Netanyahu might under certain circumstances be inclined to jettison his radical ministers and reach out to more centrist Israeli parties.
  — Daniel C. Kurtzer, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2023
• Adel’s office said supervisors could make exceptions to the new policy under certain circumstances.
  — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
• His comments came hours after the CDC announced that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances.
  — Paul Leblanc, CNN, 13 May 2021
• The bill also allows the board to remove organizations from the list of groups that contribute board members and choose another organization under certain circumstances.
  — Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
• The existing ordinance prohibits tents and makeshift shelters in public areas but allows homeless people to sleep using blankets and pillows under certain circumstances.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
• That claim appeared to be shaky, however – DeSantis has disavowed support for a bill in the Florida Legislature that would have required bloggers to register under certain circumstances.
  — John D. McKinnon, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024