circumstance
B2Academic AWL-3Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈsɜːkəmstəns/US /ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
Meaning
noun
the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action
“Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death.”
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