in any case

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1. idiomatic Regardless (of an aforementioned point). Who knows how many more inches of snow will fall tonight, but in any case, we can expect to be doing a lot of shoveling tomorrow.
2. idiomatic Any way one slices it (emphasizing that a point is important no matter what). In any case, there are never fewer than two guards on duty here.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, case. Their most popular product, an assortment of ales, is packaged such that there are always at least two bottles of India pale ale in any case.