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circumstance

/-æns/
noun
  1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

  2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.

  3. Circumlocution; detail.

verb
  1. To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.

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