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"To say that the circumstance surrounding how they came to be in the bath are unusual would be an understatement," she told the court.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Zambada’s attorney has sought to paint a more complex portrait of his client, describing him in a sentencing memo as a product of circumstance from a difficult upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“But we have exceptional women and my successor may very well be a woman, but it may not. And it really depends on the circumstance at the time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz was completely open then, so this is a very different circumstance.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

I’d had run-ins with the cops in Alexandra, in Soweto, but it was always more about the circumstance: a party getting shut down, a raid on a minibus.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“No one in command could claim under the circumstances not to have known what was happening, even if they did not give orders to those under their control to do it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

He said pet CVs should be used and landlords should consider the circumstances more carefully, such as older dogs being calmer and sleeping more, rather than simply ruling out tenants with large or multiple pets.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Financially, he has more to gain from marrying in the long run, but you could both end up saving thousands of dollars a year in taxes and healthcare costs, depending on your respective circumstances.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

James has changed teams three times before, but the circumstances are far different than when he was a superstar in his prime reshaping the league by switching his zip code.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Pardon me,” she said, clambering to her feet with as much dignity as she could muster, given the awkward circumstances.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

Doubtless most other foreign Powers are similarly circumstanced, and possibly even the U. S. Congress would refuse to bind the U. S. by the Kellogg formula.

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