circumstances
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Until recently, it was considered a social disease and was illegal except in limited circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Adjusting your reproduction to your circumstances is only natural.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Epidemiologists had previously found hints that the Andes virus may be transmitted from one person to another under certain circumstances, such as close, sustained contact in close quarters, like a small cruise ship.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
He added the families have fought "to expose the circumstances" of the death of their loved ones.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
And despite the terrible circumstances in which they first flew to war, under Valentin’s command the regiment grew proud and united.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing circumstances
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
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The Outsiders
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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