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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

Real captain Federico Valverde said he was proud of how Vinicius had handled himself in the circumstances.

From Barron's

Sarwar's calculation has been that in the circumstances he faces doing nothing was not an option and that maybe, just maybe, doing something bold could improve Scottish Labour's position.

From BBC

“In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside,” McSweeney said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside."

From BBC