as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans
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For context, a non-diabetic person’s HbA1c is around 5.7% to 6.4%.
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New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
All of this context can be seen in Swift’s statement cheering Harris’s campaign.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
In the context of Ramamurti’s framing, the first two of these measures are designed to expand opportunities, the latter two to hold the wealthy and powerful accountable.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Placing their work within a larger context of artistic expression, Scorsese went on to compare their films with the work of Shakespeare.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
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New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
All of this context can be seen in Swift’s statement cheering Harris’s campaign.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
In the context of Ramamurti’s framing, the first two of these measures are designed to expand opportunities, the latter two to hold the wealthy and powerful accountable.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Placing their work within a larger context of artistic expression, Scorsese went on to compare their films with the work of Shakespeare.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Context.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/context. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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