situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation
2
: of or relating to situation ethics
situationally
adverb
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Universities in Spain and Germany are participating in ALBATOR along with the Luxembourg branch of NorthStar, a company headquartered in Montreal, Canada that provides space situational awareness products.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
In his first season as the Chicago Bears head coach, Ben Johnson has transformed the roster with a structured offensive identity built around physicality, tempo control, and situational discipline.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Last month the department announced changes to the foreign service test that included dropping a situational awareness portion and adding in a logic and reasoning section, Reuters reported at the time.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
EagleEye builds upon Anduril’s ongoing work with the US Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) and Soldier Borne Mission Command–Architecture (SBMC-A) programs, mixed-reality platforms that enhance situational awareness and decision-making in combat environments.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
In his first season as the Chicago Bears head coach, Ben Johnson has transformed the roster with a structured offensive identity built around physicality, tempo control, and situational discipline.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Last month the department announced changes to the foreign service test that included dropping a situational awareness portion and adding in a logic and reasoning section, Reuters reported at the time.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
EagleEye builds upon Anduril’s ongoing work with the US Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) and Soldier Borne Mission Command–Architecture (SBMC-A) programs, mixed-reality platforms that enhance situational awareness and decision-making in combat environments.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
-shnəl, -shən-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances
situational impotence
situational hypertension
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