circumstance

“Every person who is living on the street has had some tragic circumstance in their life,” he said that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fielder might be fascinated by motive and rationale, but he’s primarily interested in circumstance, and he understands Holmes’ circumstances perfectly.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

But underneath the pomp and circumstance thrummed a question: Could Garber land a megadonor he had been courting for roughly two years?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"It was a chance circumstance that Ethan saw someone play chess and thought it looked interesting and he decided he wanted to play and it went from there."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I didn’t have many friends but whether this was due to choice or circumstance I do not now know.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

"But you know, to say that there's no circumstances that we would ever do that. Of course, I'm not going to say that."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Juan Hernandez-Ariano, a financial planner with WealthCreate in Houston, Texas, says annuities like this can either be a great retirement tool or a very bad decision, depending on the individual’s own circumstances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Her bravery contrasts sharply with the behavior of Irène, who passed the war hiding in her Paris apartment under shadowy circumstances, apparently protected by a collaborationist friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A watch commander was unable to immediately provide details on the circumstances surrounding Bryski’s arrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The men leaning to the oars were pelted with bird droppings as they tried to accustom themselves to the new circumstances.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Asian Americans and Latinos overstaying a visa are similarly circumstanced; however, a blind driver or a ten-year-old driver is differently circumstanced than a sighted, adult driver.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

According to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause, “all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.”

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

While waiting for them to speak, the picturesque career of handsome, well-groomed Mr. Cortelyou was envisioned by many of his intimates to those not so circumstanced.

From Time Magazine Archive

The moderately circumstanced pay according to their means.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plunder had been startlingly circumstanced, but its issue had been all I could have hoped.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson