in the circumstances
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Interviewing prisoners of war is not straightforward: to be sure they are not being coerced, first and foremost, and then to assess how openly they are speaking in the circumstances.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
This was "taking all of the benefit of the access and taking none of the burden of properly thinking about what is reasonable in the circumstances", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The concern here is less the specifics of these rules, but whether the correct flag was shown in the circumstances.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Real captain Federico Valverde said he was proud of how Vinicius had handled himself in the circumstances.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Now I am not at all sure what made me utter my next statement; all I can say is that it seemed somehow called for in the circumstances in which I found myself.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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