circumstance

Example Sentences

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While U.S. law allows compounded drugs under limited circumstances, regulators have warned that they run the risk of misleading advertising if the marketing implies that they have similar effects as FDA-approved drugs.

From Barron's

The White House said that this latest executive order reaffirmed the "ongoing national emergency with respect to Iran", and noted that the president may modify it of circumstances change.

From BBC

Police said they were contacted about Smith's disappearance on Tuesday morning after the 27-year-old left his home under "unusual circumstances".

From BBC

Her calm presence helped anchor a ceremony unfolding under unusual circumstances.

From Salon

They argued the seizure was therefore "heavily aggravated by the circumstances and appears to have had a doubtful or improper motive".

From BBC