situation
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He was worried about the Folarin Balogun red card situation at the World Cup and how Fifa appears to not have a clear red card review.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They have been counting heavily on aerial assistance to bring the situation under control.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
In this situation, she said, “you’ve got to fight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The concern and the situation just feels untenable right now.”
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Students who, unlike the supervising professors, were doing nothing to hide their amusement at our situation as they laughed and pointed.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
“I just went through the Rolodex of my experiences trying to find the situations that can create that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The KMI Panel also considers situations which are not reviewable by VAR, such as second yellow cards missed.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pereira's worst affected neighborhoods were also its most impoverished, with homeless people, Venezuelan migrants and street vendors in precarious situations bearing the brunt of the impact.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their goal was to understand how people first learn the value of different options in clearly defined situations and which options they later favor when those choices are presented in new combinations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Bollywood-ized suburban wedding hall feels pretty cinematic, yet the thought of the awkward social situations to come makes me turn back and look longingly at the doors.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing situation
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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