under the circumstances

Idioms  

1. Also, in the circumstances. Given these conditions, such being the case, as in Under the circumstances we can't leave Mary out. This idiom uses circumstance in the sense of “a particular situation,” a usage dating from the late 1300s. It may also be modified in various ways, such as under any circumstances meaning “no matter what the situation,” as in We'll phone her under any circumstances; under no circumstances, meaning “in no case, never,” as in Under no circumstances may you smoke; under any other circumstances, meaning “in a different situation,” as in I can't work under any other circumstances; and under the same circumstances, meaning “given the same situation,” as in Under the same circumstances anyone would have done the same.

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under the circumstances

Kloza at Gulf Oil said he’s been “flabbergasted” by the stock market’s continuing bull run under the circumstances.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

“It makes sense, under the circumstances, to pull the product from the shelves,” he said of grocery stores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

Spanberger, Pelosi and Buttigieg did what they could under the circumstances.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

"If we do manage to take off tonight, we'll count ourselves lucky under the circumstances," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

His brow was furrowed now, but he spoke up rather more quickly than was customary under the circumstances, as though he sensed that Franny, his old co-panelist, had caught him at it.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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