circumstance
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“Every person who is living on the street has had some tragic circumstance in their life,” he said that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
It makes about as much sense as Tommy, a human, realizing he is somehow one of Vision’s sons due to a confluence of magic and circumstance.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Much of Mr. Belichick’s success may derive from the fortuitous circumstance of having coached the game’s best quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It was a chance circumstance that Ethan saw someone play chess and thought it looked interesting and he decided he wanted to play and it went from there."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
What is a principle, if it alter with circumstance?
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
"It seems semi-amateurish. We do not suspect, under any circumstances, that it is a state actor," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
In the UK, Sunjay Versani of Duncan Lewis Solicitors says it depends on the circumstances.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
An EU court adviser said AI chatbots could breach copyright laws when they reuse news articles to generate answers under certain circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I really just approached it truthfully,” she said, noting that while the show is a comedy, the circumstances Mary finds herself in are genuinely tragic, and she wanted to be true to that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Moreover, Regina’s financial circumstances had caused the family to move so frequently that Bobby never gained a sense of “neighborhood.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Asian Americans and Latinos overstaying a visa are similarly circumstanced; however, a blind driver or a ten-year-old driver is differently circumstanced than a sighted, adult driver.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
According to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause, “all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.”
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
While waiting for them to speak, the picturesque career of handsome, well-groomed Mr. Cortelyou was envisioned by many of his intimates to those not so circumstanced.
From Time Magazine Archive
The moderately circumstanced pay according to their means.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plunder had been startlingly circumstanced, but its issue had been all I could have hoped.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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