circumstance
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But he apologised for not seeking further advice as the company began working on defence matters, saying this was "an oversight for which the excessive speed of events is the only mitigating circumstance".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“And it’s only an unfortunate circumstance of this huge epidemic that we were able to get samples and look at chains of transmission and really understand what the virus is doing to people.”
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
I love the pomp and circumstance, so I know it’s just going to be an exciting time all around.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“But history has a habit of sometimes being cruel, and it has conspired to put him in a circumstance where he has to make a difficult decision.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
They’ve been friends for a long time, by circumstance more than anything.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
Vocabulary lists containing circumstance
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Around and Around: Circum
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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