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as in possibility
something that might happen
agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection
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Recent Examples of contingency
Of course, such legislation cannot anticipate all future contingencies, which may open the door for political interference or for practices that break the law.
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Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Think about capital reserves, contingency planning, diversification and redundancies with people and systems.
—Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
On April 7, Gladstone and Berry worked out the terms of a trade, with two contingencies.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
He was told legal costs would be on contingency and covered in successful litigation.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Think about capital reserves, contingency planning, diversification and redundancies with people and systems.
—Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
On April 7, Gladstone and Berry worked out the terms of a trade, with two contingencies.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
He was told legal costs would be on contingency and covered in successful litigation.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingency
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Additionally, all mood data came from caregiver reports, introducing the possibility of bias.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The Borussia Dortmund team that prevailed in 1997 were probably the last first-time winners for whom the Champions League hadn’t been talked about much as a possibility for years before, let alone regarded as some sort of destiny.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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For now, the massive bill extends most individual tax provisions of the TCJA, including its higher standard deduction and child tax credit and lower tax rates for many.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Because those provisions are set to expire at the end of 2025, about 6 in 10 filers would face a tax increase in 2026 without an extension of the law, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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This year’s event will be headlined by R&B heartthrob Mario and Hip-Hop vet Jadakiss with additional performances by house music icons and more.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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Implement Real-Time Security Observability • Employ real-time logging and monitoring in cloud environments to track security events.—
Harini Shankar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Apart from those violations, the CPSC says the swings also fail to meet mandatory warning requirements required to inform parents of the risks of death or serious injury to infants.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Many college students also would be unable to access the Pell Grant under the bill, as Republicans are asking to increase the full-time enrollment requirement to 30 semester hours from 24 semester hours each academic year.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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At 99, a Seminal Asian Leader Reflects on a Contentious Legacy After the explosion, a large contingent of military and police personnel arrived at the site and cordoned off the area.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Of the countries that have contributed $110 million to a U.N. trust fund to support the Kenya mission, none are from Latin America and the Caribbean, and only four countries— Jamaica, The Bahamas, Guatemala and Salvador— have a small contingent on the ground in Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Mosquitoes may be coming to you As temperatures rise in numerous parts of the world, researchers have been fairly convinced that mosquitoes seeking warmer conditions will settle in previously uninhabitable areas.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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New films include an untitled drama about the Elize Matsunaga case, in which Matsunaga killed and dismembered her husband—a case that was previously the subject of Netflix’s 2021 docuseries Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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From their early days on the Disney Channel to their happily ever afters with their significant others, these celebrities are now all grown up, married and in some cases, having kids of their own.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Leitch apportioned blame on the basis that McDougall had ignored stipulations in the contract by using shorter length joists and substituting red pine for weaker yellow pine.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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As well as the six-figure quote, there were stipulations such as business-class flights and preapproved hotels.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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“Contingency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingency. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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