given the circumstances
idiom
: considering everything
Given the circumstances, I think we did well.
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Two of the councilors who initially called for her resignation, Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy, bashed Fernandes Anderson’s decision to publicly celebrate her departure, given the circumstances.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Andrew Redington/Getty Images Like most professional golfers, Thomas was highly critical of his game, but found the result encouraging, given the circumstances.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Wise made the greatest catch of the quarter century, especially given the circumstances.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Newsom recalled a meeting Biden held with Democratic governors, some in-person and some virtually, in which some told Biden that Democrats could lose the House and Senate, given the circumstances.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Andrew Redington/Getty Images Like most professional golfers, Thomas was highly critical of his game, but found the result encouraging, given the circumstances.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Wise made the greatest catch of the quarter century, especially given the circumstances.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Newsom recalled a meeting Biden held with Democratic governors, some in-person and some virtually, in which some told Biden that Democrats could lose the House and Senate, given the circumstances.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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