circumstantial
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Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
A chronology of top quarterback movement in recent days provides circumstantial evidence that Louisiana State and Williams have mutual interest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
I’m not an early riser, though it’s all circumstantial if I’m working or traveling or jet-lagged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
As for the TBI investigation, “Everything that has been brought up in recent events is circumstantial and hearsay.”
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
Based on leads from informants and from circumstantial evidence, the private detectives began to develop a crystalline theory of the crime.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing circumstantial
The Great Gatsby
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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