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circumstance

[sur-kuhm-stans, -stuhns] / ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns, -stəns /


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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

So we have to be ready for that circumstance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

A win for the ages, simply because of the circumstance in which it was constructed.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

All they asked for was for their school to make an individualized assessment as to whether they could fairly play with their friends and classmates given their specific medical circumstance.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

In deciding which style to use in a given circumstance, it is decorum that shapes your choice.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

On the other hand, the adviser’s perspective is that there are simply too many moving parts today, and that flexibility will likely produce better decisions as circumstances unfold.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

TPS provides protection from deportation for people from countries designated as unsafe because of war, natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Earlier this month, the South African authorities confirmed the death of another Nigerian in June under similar circumstances.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

For example, if tax circumstances allow, they might sell some of the Eli Lilly position at little or no capital-gains tax, making that another potential funding source.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“We shall explain the circumstances of our household,” she said over a thimble.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

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

The moderately circumstanced pay according to their means.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 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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