circumstances
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Nebraska, Florida, New York and California, among other states, exempt a primary residence from assets counted for Medicaid eligibility under certain circumstances.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In a resignation letter and in subsequent court filings, Fowler said he was concerned the circumstances exposed him to “potential civil and criminal liability.”
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
"Art allows us to ground ourselves and take our minds off the circumstances that have brought us here," Madyar told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“We do not believe that the circumstances of Brendan’s case warranted permanent ineligibility,” Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The Adams presidency, in fact, might be the classic example of the historical truism that inherited circumstances define the parameters within which presidential leadership takes shape, that history shapes presidents, rather than vice versa.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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