circumstances
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"It seems semi-amateurish. We do not suspect, under any circumstances, that it is a state actor," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Brooks was able to go back through certain circumstances," said Rahm.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
EU Court of Justice advocate general Maciej Szpunar said Tuesday that a publisher’s rights could be infringed when chatbots retrieve and reuse material from online publications to generate answers to user queries under certain circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I really just approached it truthfully,” she said, noting that while the show is a comedy, the circumstances Mary finds herself in are genuinely tragic, and she wanted to be true to that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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