if (at all) possible
idiom
: if it can be done
Do your best to come home from work early, if (at all) possible.
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Transplant with Care Location is key, make sure your tomato’s home will have a full 6 to 8 hours of sunlight and if possible, try to rotate locations each year to eliminate any potential disease that might be lingering in the soil.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 May 2024
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Transplant with Care Location is key, make sure your tomato’s home will have a full 6 to 8 hours of sunlight and if possible, try to rotate locations each year to eliminate any potential disease that might be lingering in the soil.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 May 2024
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“If (at all) possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20%28at%20all%29%20possible. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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