in the circumstances
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It would have been up to the custody sergeant on duty to verify the suspect's identity - which, in the circumstances, will not have taken long.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Real captain Federico Valverde said he was proud of how Vinicius had handled himself in the circumstances.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
And even in the circumstances where putting these women into detention or keeping them in detention is legally permissible, ICE’s obligations are strict.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025
Everyone agrees it looks ungainly, but it's the least worst solution in the circumstances.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
We did fourteen miles, an exceedingly worthy distance in the circumstances, and might have gone farther, but at half past six we came to a broad ford called Wilber Brook and stopped.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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