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  • adjective Of or pertaining to a particular situation.

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Examples

  • NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the decision to move the ships closer to Libya to improve what he called "situational awareness," and to help with humanitarian relief efforts.

    NATO to Send Ships Closer to Libya to Monitor Arms Embargo 2011

  • NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the decision to move the ships closer to Libya to improve what he called "situational awareness," and to help with humanitarian relief efforts.

    NATO to Send Ships Closer to Libya to Monitor Arms Embargo 2011

  • NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the decision to move the ships closer to Libya to improve what he called "situational awareness," and to help with humanitarian relief efforts.

    NATO to Send Ships Closer to Libya to Monitor Arms Embargo 2011

  • BEVELACQUA: Wolf, I believe they should be concerned and they should practice what we call situational awareness/operational security.

    CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2001 2001

  • BEVELACQUA: Wolf, I believe they should be concerned and they should practice what we call situational awareness/operational security.

    CNN Transcript Sep 22, 2001 2001

  • Professor Venkatesh mentioned the intergenerational poverty versus what we call the situational poverty, where someone loses a job, as the example you just cited.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • And what they are intended to do is to give state, local, tribal law enforcement, what we call situational awareness.

    NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias 2009

  • "Then behind him, here comes the guys that you know Tony is going to use in situational (spots)."

    USATODAY.com 2004

  • "Then behind him, here comes the guys that you know Tony is going to use in situational (spots)."

    USATODAY.com 2004

  • We've done a terrific job all year long, especially in situational hitting.

    USATODAY.com - Angels break hearts in San Francisco 2002

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