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situation

[sich-oo-ey-shuhn] / ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /




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“You have to build a porta-bathroom situation that doesn’t look like a port-a-potty,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

People can consciously adjust when and how they laugh depending on the situation.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

The prediction would almost certainly be wrong, because the system is not reasoning about the physical reality of the situation - it is generating what appears to be statistically plausible.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Another officer describes how dire the situation is while George ponders saving his men and asks, “What could be worth the risk?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The people were making a dangerous situation even worse.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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