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With the embers still smoldering inside Notre Dame, Macron went on television the next day to appeal for national unity.
What is the meaning of "with"? Thx.
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Will Leung 8544
What is the meaning of "with"? Thx Thanks. (Use standard English, please.)
at the same time as or immediately after
(Collins Dictionary)
0See entry #10: while a particular situation exists
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/with
While the embers were still smoldering....
0"with" plus a participle clause usually occurs at the beginning of a sentence. It often suggests a reason for the situation described in the main clause (although it doesn't in the sentence you quoted).
With unemployment rising again in 1937, worker-management relations were frayed.
With Durley nursing a bruised foot, Marshall changed his entire starting lineup.
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