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situation
noun
a job in an organization
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sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən
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noun
a job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
noun
physical position in relation to the surroundings
“the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides”
noun
a condition or position in which you find yourself
“the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils”
noun
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
“the present international situation is dangerous”
noun
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
“the dangerous situation developed suddenly”
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Example Sentences
he occupied a post in the treasury
the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
found herself in a very fortunate situation
the present international situation is dangerous
wondered how such a state of affairs had come about
{'source': 'Franklin D.Roosevelt', 'text': 'eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation'}
the dangerous situation developed suddenly
that's quite a situation
no human situation is simple
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