situation
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“The good thing is no break. So, I’m fine. If Doc needs me and the situation presents itself ... I need to be available every single day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The atmosphere was tense and uncertain; no-one knows when the situation could escalate.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
I’m hoping you can explain how Medicare works in a situation like this when the other driver is at fault.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday spoke to the situation in Ceuta in his daily prayers on Sunday, saying he was following it "with concern" and hoping for a solution of "peace, stability and justice".
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
That was when I realized the truth of my situation.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
“Why try to solve a mystery and in the process end up in all these horrible situations, when you can just quit?” he asks with a wry smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’m not saying to try to diagnose her from afar; in fact, a manager asking an employee about their health can be illegal in certain situations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Larger fractures might transport more water under ideal conditions, but turbulence makes even those situations much less favorable.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
And if we could not make sense of complicated situations in a flash, basketball would be chaotic, and bird-watchers would be helpless.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing situation
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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