situation
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/US /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
Meaning
noun
all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
“the present economic/financial/political situation”
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“currently in a situation where we can't”
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