whenever possible

phrase

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

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The outdoors become additional living space Lazime’s team also avoids installing air-conditioning whenever possible—instead, this home relies on ceiling fans in the warmer months. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026 Nasser Yassin, the center’s director in Beirut and a former Lebanese government minister who was in charge of the crisis response during the 2024 war, said the government should have used other places for shelters whenever possible, not schools. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Cryptographic Context Injection in the house Prompt injections exploit LLMs’ training to comply with user requests whenever possible. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 Anyone working outdoors should take frequent breaks in the shade or air conditioning, drink water regularly, and avoid the hottest part of the afternoon whenever possible. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 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 4 Sep. 2026.

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