as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
submitted a scenario to the producers
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All 32 banks examined by the Fed remained above their minimum capital requirements under the regulator's hypothetical scenario, which included unemployment surging to 10%, a 39% drop in commercial real estate prices and a 30% decline in home prices.
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Hugh Son,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Scotland is guaranteed to finish at least in third place in Group C, which means the worst-case scenario is the Tartan Army watches scores over the next few days and hopes to get in.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
While Los Gatos has traditionally planned its budget based on the worst-case scenario, Alfaro and town staff examined how money was actually spent in the current fiscal year up until March 31.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But the premise and particulars provide enough novelty to keep you hooked, and their brilliant chemistry enlivens their 19th century scenario with big, hearty laughs.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
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Hugh Son,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Scotland is guaranteed to finish at least in third place in Group C, which means the worst-case scenario is the Tartan Army watches scores over the next few days and hopes to get in.
—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
While Los Gatos has traditionally planned its budget based on the worst-case scenario, Alfaro and town staff examined how money was actually spent in the current fiscal year up until March 31.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But the premise and particulars provide enough novelty to keep you hooked, and their brilliant chemistry enlivens their 19th century scenario with big, hearty laughs.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
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But Miller credited his club for flipping the script and locking in defensively this past week.
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From the performances by Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott to the heart-wrenching score by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and the gentle script by Haigh, this makes for one of my favorite films of the 2020s.
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Shaw was also renowned as a writer of multiple novels, plays, and screenplays.
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Directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher, the film has an extended ensemble cast that includes Richard Pryor, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin and many others.
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