circumstances
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The spokesperson said the incident remained under investigation but provided no further details on the circumstances surrounding the crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
There are circumstances in federal Indian law where that is true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Last week, prior to the announcement of Arday's death, Cambridge's vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice announced an investigation into the circumstances of his appointment and his time working at the university.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tarling's death is the first in a road race in 2026 and the full circumstances are yet to be disclosed.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Whether patients believed that TB came from sorcery or germs spread by coughing didn’t seem to matter nearly as much as their material circumstances.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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