circumstance
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The surprising revelation was part of a torrent of flattery, pomp and circumstance unleashed by Trump as Charles and Queen Camilla visited the White House.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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
And since losses from some of those shorts could be unlimited, the covering of those positions could trigger a stampede of buying, a circumstance known on Wall Street as a short squeeze.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The series centres on two detectives finding a new beginning after they are thrust together by circumstance.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
You will not, under any circumstance, show your face.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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