IN LIGHT OF Definition & Meaning

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in light of

Also, in the light of; in view of. In consideration of, in relationship to. For example, In light of recent developments, we're postponing our meeting, or In the light of the weather forecast we've canceled the picnic, or He got a special bonus in view of all the extra work he had done. The first two of these terms date from the late 1600s, the third from about 1800.

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But I'm hoping you could explain how you came to the decision to vote against that bill in light of the previous statement, and how you see that fitting into your broader philosophy of talking about kitchen table issues while simultaneously maintaining the support for human and civil rights that people expect from Democrats.

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"And no reasonable jury could find that the two songs, taken as a whole, are substantially similar in light of their dissimilar melodies and lyrics," Judge Michael Park wrote for the New York-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.

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It then instructed New York’s high court to reconsider its decision in light of SCOTUS’ recent opinion in Catholic Charities Bureau v.

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And the judiciary surely has constitutional authority to declare that in light of this fact, Trump has exceeded his power here.

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In light of these issues, the question arises: Why didn’t Trump just invoke the Insurrection Act, which would provide a far more solid basis for him to mobilize the Guard over Newsom’s protest?

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