situation
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“We knew we wanted something we could play in, whether it was a water situation, a mud situation or a sand situation,” Blue said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Gardaí are put in a really challenging situation dealing with such incidents."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
They were counting heavily on aerial assistance to bring the situation under control.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
She knows the central irony of her situation: Just because she and her mother are refusing to sell their land doesn’t mean the data center won’t be built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I had to get out of this situation.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
There have been a few confusing situations where it has not been clear if the goal-kick has been taken, and a defender then handles the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pereira's worst affected neighborhoods were also its most impoverished, with homeless people, Venezuelan migrants and street vendors in precarious situations bearing the brunt of the impact.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their goal was to understand how people first learn the value of different options in clearly defined situations and which options they later favor when those choices are presented in new combinations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“They’re really tailored to individual situations, and people have used them as building blocks in their overall portfolio,” said Marc Nachmann, global head of asset and wealth management at Goldman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Self-assess on their very important efforts and know what to do during the routine enterprises, but struggle in new situations.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing situation
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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