given the circumstances
idiom
: considering everything
Given the circumstances, I think we did well.
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Yet, Freese — who recently returned to the band after a stint with the Foo Fighters — might have delivered the most impressive showing of the night, especially given the circumstances.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Increasing the amount of the bond or devising additional conditions doesn’t change the calculus given the circumstances and heavy burden of proof that Combs bears.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Analysis Diaz was a popular figure at Anfield and contributed 17 goals in all competitions last season, but Slot’s right, given Liverpool’s self-sustaining business model, the fee of £65million ($86.2m) was too good to turn down given the circumstances.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
That the Lightning were able to procure a solid prospect at a more valuable position is decent for them, given the circumstances.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Increasing the amount of the bond or devising additional conditions doesn’t change the calculus given the circumstances and heavy burden of proof that Combs bears.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Analysis Diaz was a popular figure at Anfield and contributed 17 goals in all competitions last season, but Slot’s right, given Liverpool’s self-sustaining business model, the fee of £65million ($86.2m) was too good to turn down given the circumstances.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
That the Lightning were able to procure a solid prospect at a more valuable position is decent for them, given the circumstances.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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