circumstance
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The project itself grew out of an unusual circumstance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Do not use this pill under any circumstance," the institute said in its warning, cautioning that the drug could cause "overheating with potentially fatal consequences".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“He wants to be the hero of any circumstance, but unfortunately he has these frailties that I know too well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In that circumstance, whether she makes her husband’s children whole — if you agree that his children should have a slice of the pie — would depend on her largesse.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Needless to say, this is merely a formality, to secure your Mother in the event of that circumstance of which man is ever the plaything and sport.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Instead, the AI did what I hadn’t, and asked my friend to talk a bit more about her personal circumstances: What were the higher-level goals and values that shaped her decision-making?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kennedy has challenged the circumstances surrounding the cases, which are the first deaths involving measles reported in the country this year.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
In addition, there are unforeseen circumstances that could prompt the use of Flex Alerts and rolling outages in limited areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"For the living descendants, these findings provide previously unavailable details regarding the circumstances and locations of their relatives' deaths, as well as the identities of some of the shipmates who died with them," Stenton said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Gran had discovered that she, along with the Stormville and Boggs Ferry Grans, had been hexed to do the Cursed Toads’ bidding in dire circumstances.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Asian Americans and Latinos overstaying a visa are similarly circumstanced; however, a blind driver or a ten-year-old driver is differently circumstanced than a sighted, adult driver.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
According to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause, “all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.”
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
The moderately circumstanced pay according to their means.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doubtless most other foreign Powers are similarly circumstanced, and possibly even the U. S. Congress would refuse to bind the U. S. by the Kellogg formula.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plunder had been startlingly circumstanced, but its issue had been all I could have hoped.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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