extenuating circumstances

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“The bottom line is: If consumers have jobs, barring extenuating circumstances, they will continue to spend money and pay their bills.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Swansea University students can access a carers passport to help facilitate reasonable adjustments and extenuating circumstances.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

Kasten said the Dodgers and other teams try to accommodate fans with extenuating circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

“It feels as though my mental-health issues and my extenuating circumstances are not valid in the eyes of the NCAA, and that is very painful to me,” Battle said in the statement last week.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

He wanted to plead his friend’s case, explain the extenuating circumstances.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover