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circs

British  
/ sɜːks /

plural noun

  1. informal circumstances See circumstance

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The circs, as Bertie Wooster would put it, were quite banal.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 22, 2018

Thought was DM but in any circs wrong.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2013

Honestly, a whistle of relief seems like a bit of an understatement, given circs.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010

Born in Dublin "in humble circs" but now a status-seeking New Canadian immigrant, Ginger daily imagines his ship will come in even while he founders at some bar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Don't think a chap's got any right to marry a girl under present circs.

From A Student in Arms Second Series by Hankey, Donald