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    • situation :the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
      • the present international situation is dangerous|wondered how such a state of affairs had come about|eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation

    • situation :a condition or position in which you find yourself
      • the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils|found herself in a very fortunate situation

    • situation :a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
      • the dangerous situation developed suddenly|that's quite a situation|no human situation is simple

    • situation :physical position in relation to the surroundings
      • the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

    • situation :a job in an organization
      • he occupied a post in the treasury

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