Synonyms for state of affairs
state of affairs

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1. situation, state of affairsnoun

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

   "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

   Synonyms:
   position, spot, site, post, office, situation, berth, billet, place

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1. Mike Turner:

   Yet in most areas of the world we have no idea which drugs are being sold to whom and for what purpose. This is an appalling state of affairs, we cannot hope to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drugs unless we have simple, basic information in place.

2. Chamath Palihapitiya:

   And imagine taking that to the extreme, where bad actors can now manipulate large swathes of people to do anything you want. It’s just a really, really bad state of affairs.

3. Douglas Hercher:

   That's the state of affairs right now, you're going to see those retailers reducing their footprint to bring their costs in line with their sales. ... I think rental rates are going to have to come down tremendously to attract tenancy to those spaces.

4. Tony Shaffer:

   I cannot watch things like 'State of Affairs' and 'Homeland,' because after having run real black and clandestine ops, the Hollywood representation is just too ridiculous.

5. Victor Cha:

   An early indication of a downward turn in the state of affairs would be North Korean statements that they are no longer bound by their testing moratorium.