in situ

Example Sentences

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There are other conditions highlighted that need to be in situ at this point for a stock market rally to develop.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

This approach, known as in situ resource utilization, allows explorers to use materials already available on another planet rather than transporting everything from Earth.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

Potential bidders will be allowed to see it in situ, he said, but they won’t be allowed to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"It's exciting to see the first in situ footage of a juvenile colossal and humbling to think that they have no idea that humans exist," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Diagnosing carcinoma in situ had only been possible since 1941, when George Papanicolaou, a Greek researcher, published a paper describing a test he’d developed, now called the Pap smear.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot