(idiomatic, Australia, Canada, US) Given, considering.
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.
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(idiomatic) Because of, as a result of.
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.
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