in light of
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Etymology[edit]
Probably from in the light of
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Preposition[edit]
- (idiomatic, Australia, Canada, US) given, considering
- 2015, Roy Posner, A New Way of Living[1], page 103:
- The United Nations then became the one great attempt to establish a formal institution to unify the world, especially in light of the darkness that preceded it.
- 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, , page 2:
- In light of such conceptualisations of the power of linguistic landscapes, we set out to examine the connection between the visual landscape and the spoken landscape in our institution[.]
- (idiomatic) because of, as a result of
- 2024 February 4, “Celine Dion makes SHOCK appearance at Grammys 2024 amid battle with incurable stiff-person syndrome - as she presents historic award to tearful Taylor Swift”, in dailymail.co.uk[2]:
- The star, 55, who has stepped away from her singing career in light of her health woes, was visibly emotional as she walked onstage with the support of eldest son […]
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given, considering
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