in context vs within context

Both 'in context' and 'within context' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to mean the same thing.

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in context

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

The phrase 'in context' is used to indicate that something is considered or understood in relation to the surrounding circumstances or information.

Examples:

It's important to view the evidence in context before making a decision.
The statement needs to be understood in context to be properly interpreted.

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Define it in context. Tell people what it means.
Maybe it's not so bad in context.
They are designed simply to put the various issues in context.
I want to put the debate on Tunisia in context and to take up a point that was made by Mr Hernández Mollar and some other honourable Members as well.
...the misspelled word shown in context...
And this next picture shows it in context, in Svalbard.
However, reporting on substance of assistance measures in context of stable conditions under Article 4 was inadequate in the period 2006-2009.
That is what I wanted to recall and place in context.
I'd like to see it in context.
Again, I am not good at quoting in context.
So let us get this in context.
you're right.It doesn't seem so bad in context.
I didn't recognize her, but in context, I remember her.
As regards recital 214 of the 2004 decision, the Commission stresses that this recital must be read in context.
Nor does the information given in the SDF on threats and pressures with negative impacts on a site necessarily mean that a Member State is failing its obligations as all this information needs to be seen in context.
Media literacy addresses these trends, puts them in context and prepares users to be citizens who are aware of what is produced in the public sphere and in the media.
Now, one of the characteristics of this change process is that information is always related to other inputs or information that is occurring in immediate time, in context.
In determining whether a specific change is significant, the Agency considers the change in context with all previous relevant design changes and all related revisions to the applicable certification specifications incorporated in the type-certificate for the product.
Civil society should be granted support not only in crisis situations, as stated in the original Instrument for Stability, but also in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building.
It is proposed that under Article 4 of the original Regulation, civil society be explicitly included as a recipient of support in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building.

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within context

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

The phrase 'within context' is used to indicate that something is considered or understood in relation to the surrounding circumstances or information.