situation

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01noun

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”

02noun

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”

03noun

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

“the dangerous situation developed suddenly”

“that's quite a situation”

04noun

physical position in relation to the surroundings

“the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides”

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05noun

a job in an organization

“he occupied a post in the treasury”

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