whatever the case (may be)

idiom

: either way
The doctor may or may not have been at fault, but whatever the case (may be) the patient almost died.

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So Eddie encourages him to maybe forgive his father, or maybe forgive Stuart, or whatever the case may be. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025 And whatever the case, perhaps Buffett sees fit to be the one to flatten out some of the investments that had grown into outsized bets within the portfolio before any transition occurs. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024

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“Whatever the case (may be).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whatever%20the%20case%20%28may%20be%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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