Dictionary of English - situation

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Situation, in the sense 'state of affairs' is often used in unnecessarily long-winded phrases: This is a crisis situation; We are in a no-win situation. This is a crisis and we cannot win are simpler and more elegant. Avoid using situation to mean 'problem': the problem of homelessness rather than: the homelessness situation.

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