state of affairs
Example Sentences
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The Times sat down with Cohen last week to discuss the state of affairs in college football and USC’s athletic department.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
There are many places to point fingers when reckoning with our new, irrational state of affairs.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
This state of affairs is not without solutions.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
"To see that a minority of people behave in this manner, and intimidate people who just come here to work and live and have a peaceful life, it's a very sad state of affairs."
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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