situational
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In other words, what the Brewers lack in thump, they make up for by thriving at fundamentals: baserunning, hustle and good old-fashioned situational hitting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Geraint Anderson, a former London banker-turned author, said he was assessed by a clinical psychologist who told him he may have had "situational psychopathy" in order to succeed in the cut-throat corporate world.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“What makes today’s ruling so off-base is the Court’s lack of situational awareness regarding this equitable judgment,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
I would say your skill falls somewhere between like situational awareness and ADHD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The long list of situational phobias includes the fears of being bound, beaten, locked into an enclosed area, and smeared with human waste.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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