state of affairs
Example Sentences
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Yabloko supporter Yevgenia, 22, told AFP before the decision that she would vote for the party to show the government that "we are not satisfied with the current state of affairs in the world".
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
A headline in the Louisville Courier-Journal crystalized the state of affairs on Capitol Hill: “As Tom Kean returns, Mitch McConnell‘s absence now DC’s biggest mystery.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence, this is a sobering state of affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Kevin Craven, chief executive of defence trade association, said Healey's resignation has "sent us reeling" and is "truly a damning reflection on the current state of affairs".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It had permeated everything else between them, a state of affairs she sometimes worried over.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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