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She added, "So, yes, I do think that there are extenuating circumstances that could influence Black legislators to go along with it, and, yes, we do have to talk about that."

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2023

"You are not happy when you get beaten 4-1 but there are extenuating circumstances," he continued.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022

“We are in the midst of a pandemic, and science is moving really fast, so there are extenuating circumstances here,” said Dr. Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, which tracks discredited research.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2020

“If there are extenuating circumstances” that explain the breaches, “I would welcome the explanation,” Rahn wrote.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2015

When a grizzly turns killer, as occasionally one of them does, you may depend upon it, there are extenuating circumstances, and any fair-minded jury would exonerate him of blame.

From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)