circumstances
Example Sentences
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The circumstances were eerily similar — and equally painful.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Wednesday's double-hearing also laid bare the circumstances in which some migrants decide to risk the Channel crossing.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
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
"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
“Your circumstances were different than mine,” I told her.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The Outsiders
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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