circumstances
Circumstances are factors or conditions that play a part in determining an outcome. Given the current economic circumstances, a lot of good candidates just can't find jobs.
The word circumstances first came onto the scene in the early 13th century, meaning “conditions surrounding and accompanying an event.” The Dalai Lama advised that “In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction.” Wise and timeless words, no matter the present circumstances.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)“a victim of circumstances”types:providencea manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creaturesfailurelack of successweaknessthe condition of being financially weakhard cheesebad luckbankruptcya state of complete lack of some abstract propertybank failurethe inability of a bank to meet its credit obligationscrop failurethe failure of crops to produce a marketable surplusdead ducksomething doomed to failuretype of:conditiona mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
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a person's financial situation (good or bad)“he found himself in straitened circumstances”type of:possessionanything owned or possessed
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In the 1960s, tensions between two rival gangs separated along economic lines reach a violent breaking point.
In September, 1952, Richard Nixon, a young senator from California, was nominated to run for Vice President. Days later, however, he was accused of accepting funds from campaign donors to use for personal expenses. Nixon chose to use the new medium of television to defend himself. In a televised speech, he admitted to receiving one gift — a cocker spaniel named Checkers. He explained that his two young daughters loved the dog and would not give it up. The speech was a tremendous success, and Nixon went on to serve two terms as Vice President. Ironically, another television performance, a debate with John Kennedy in 1960, cost him the election that year. Nixon was elected President in 1968, but ultimately resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal.