force of circumstance(s)
idiom
: conditions that cannot be controlled
Through/By force of circumstance(s), the company has had to lay off several hundred workers.
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Marxism has been discarded, although more by force of circumstances than conscious design, and the movement is still influenced by some Marxian reasoning; but, in general, Western Socialism has ceased to be class conscious and become reformist.
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Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Whether by compulsion, force of circumstance or free will, the Mongol Empire drew many people from many lands.
—Nicholas Morton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Whether by compulsion, force of circumstance or free will, the Mongol Empire drew many people from many lands.
—Nicholas Morton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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“Force of circumstance(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20circumstance%28s%29. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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