situation
Example Sentences
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"When multiple triggering factors combine with meteorological conditions, such a situation may occur," he told the private NTV broadcaster.
From Barron's
"In terms of our business... I recognise it's a nice-to-have… there are people who are in a worse situation than we are," he said.
From BBC
While these principles hold true in everyday situations, problems arise when scientists try to apply them to extremely small systems governed by quantum physics.
From Science Daily
In the letter, the two men thanked those working on their behalf "for encouraging us and seeing this situation not as a tragedy but as the beginning of a new life".
From Barron's
In the letter, the two prisoners thanked those working on their behalf "for encouraging us and seeing this situation not as a tragedy but as the beginning of a new life".
From Barron's
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