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if anything

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as in again

just the opposite being true We definitely won't arrive early. If anything, we'll likely be late.

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Recent Examples of if anything The issue with fertilizer since the start of the Iran conflict is still there and if anything getting worse. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Rather than embrace the new practices that the team had introduced and leadership had supported, the agency largely treated them as a threat and, if anything, dug in to the status quo. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 And while oversaturation typically leads to burnout, that hasn’t been the case here; if anything, the cool-girl sneakers have only gotten more popular. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 What controls this cellular remodeling in aging, if anything? — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for if anything

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