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circumstance

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


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“If this resilience were confirmed in the current circumstance, the expected drag on aggregate demand might be insufficient to eliminate the growing risk of inflation settling above target over the medium term,” the account said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

An SAI is any event or circumstance that led or could have led to unintended or unexpected harm, loss, or damage.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“And it’s only an unfortunate circumstance of this huge epidemic that we were able to get samples and look at chains of transmission and really understand what the virus is doing to people.”

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

I love the pomp and circumstance, so I know it’s just going to be an exciting time all around.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Bono is not present on the voyage, which is a gratifying circumstance; I have whiled the time in speaking to Pomp and Slant.

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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