as in so far as
to the degree that
insofar as I know, there are no other complications for obtaining the building permit
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Popular on Variety Netflix has identified YouTube as a competitor, insofar as both are leading global streaming services that compete for consumer attention.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2024
According to Kalwa, the energy dilemma is analogous to the U.S. highway system insofar as a significant increase in traffic can be better solved by adding an additional highway, rather than doubling the size of an existing one.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Footnotes *Except insofar as a candidate's movement in a handful of states budges the national average, which then trickles down to other states.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
Data is encrypted at rest, sort of, at least insofar as your entire drive is generally encrypted when your PC is either signed into a Microsoft account or has Bitlocker turned on.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2024
According to Kalwa, the energy dilemma is analogous to the U.S. highway system insofar as a significant increase in traffic can be better solved by adding an additional highway, rather than doubling the size of an existing one.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Footnotes *Except insofar as a candidate's movement in a handful of states budges the national average, which then trickles down to other states.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
Data is encrypted at rest, sort of, at least insofar as your entire drive is generally encrypted when your PC is either signed into a Microsoft account or has Bitlocker turned on.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
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