situation
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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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Vocabulary lists containing situation
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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