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circumstances beyond one's control
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Organizers’ announcements for nearly all of the canceled events cited “force majeure,” a term that means circumstances beyond one’s control — and, in China, has often been used as shorthand for government pressure.
From New York Times
“If voters or policymakers perceive people receiving welfare as different from themselves, they may believe that welfare dependency is caused more by personal shortcomings than by circumstances beyond one’s control.”
From Washington Post
The most impressive track for me remains a ballad called “Moments,” which describes losing a girlfriend to circumstances beyond one’s control.
From Salon
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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