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insofar

[ in-suh-fahr, -soh- ]

adverb

  1. to such an extent (usually followed by as ):

    I will do the work insofar as I am able.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of insofar1

First recorded in 1590–1600; originally phrase in so far
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“We don't want to police speech insofar as it chills it,” Unger said.

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This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.

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The op-ed called for Tufts “to end its complicity with Israel insofar as it is oppressing the Palestinian people and denying their right to self-determination — a right guaranteed by international law.“

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He is not an authentic person insofar as he lies all the time, but his desire for that attention is so deep, it's coming from such a deep place, he needs it pathologically.

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By contrast, term limits specifically are at least vulnerable to constitutional objection insofar as Article III gives federal judges life tenure and salary protection.

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