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

Alyx and others I spoke to stressed that it was clear the TSA agents were doing everything they could under the circumstances.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026

Pressed about why the bank won’t consider taking rates lower, Macklem said he can only do so much under the circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

He assumed an attitude that was quite childish under the circumstances, feigning anger and imaginary resentment so that Petra Cotes would be the one who would bring about the break.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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