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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Nations begin to covet their AI and set up barriers to prevent other nations from stealing or copying the early AGI systems.
Year 2037: Advances in AI showcase human-like situational adaptability and innovation.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But mechanical resiliency, as Neill explained, involves identifying Nix’s occasional bad habits and drilling them in situational work.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
This is, after all, a situational comedy, in which the laughs spring from reaction shots and line deliveries.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Such frantic maneuvering in turn creates chaos that prevents space situational awareness experts from making correct estimates of trajectories and possible collisions.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But mechanical resiliency, as Neill explained, involves identifying Nix’s occasional bad habits and drilling them in situational work.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
This is, after all, a situational comedy, in which the laughs spring from reaction shots and line deliveries.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Such frantic maneuvering in turn creates chaos that prevents space situational awareness experts from making correct estimates of trajectories and possible collisions.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
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“Situational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/situational. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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