circumstantial
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In recent interviews, Spielberg has said he now considers the circumstantial evidence for UFOs “overwhelming” and no longer views “Disclosure Day” as science fiction at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
Like a criminal trial with no eyewitnesses, the prosecution of the “Queens of Combat” question relies on a cistern’s worth of circumstantial evidence, which may or may not add up to a case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Though circumstantial, their case would show the evidence pointed to Singh "and eliminated others", the court heard.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
There was a lot of circumstantial evidence, but actually those two witnesses were the entire case for the prosecution.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
Vocabulary lists containing circumstantial
The Great Gatsby
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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