circumstance
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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
“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
Haney painted the prosecution’s case as heavy on circumstance but light on substance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Hugh has been advised to try again: scores can fluctuate according to stress and circumstance, and he's right on the cusp of Mensa qualification.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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But the current dire circumstances of the TV business explain why there is little pushback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Countries involved are able to suspend EES under exceptional circumstances.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"All medical interventions must take place in a medical setting, under no circumstances in an office," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are lots of financial advisers who develop an expertise in helping people with unique circumstances — Canadians living in the U.S., teachers, dentists, military families and so forth.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bobby was supremely obstinate, and although he could not really justify his decision to play, under the circumstances his tenacity, heart, and pocketbook prevailed.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
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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
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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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