under the circumstances
idiom
: in this specific situation
There is nothing we can do under the circumstances.
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Though that judgment proved incorrect, the belief was reasonable under the circumstances, including poor nighttime visibility, and which only underscored that the IDF complied with the rule of distinction under law of armed conflict.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
As with the Korean War P.O.W.s before her, mere pretense was not, under the circumstances, a real option.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Container shipping giants that build their ships in China like Cosco Shipping and its subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) would be paying up to $3.5 million per port call under the circumstances currently laid out.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
As with the Korean War P.O.W.s before her, mere pretense was not, under the circumstances, a real option.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Container shipping giants that build their ships in China like Cosco Shipping and its subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) would be paying up to $3.5 million per port call under the circumstances currently laid out.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Under the circumstances.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20circumstances. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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