contingency plan

noun

: a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason

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When titles started disappearing from their digital collections, however, those dusty stacks reemerged as both a critical contingency plan and material proof that the media business was changing. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 Humans near the site must be receptive to the animals, and a community needs a contingency plan in case the beavers engineer too close to human infrastructure. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 But there is a weather contingency plan. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 And while the door for Smith to return for a 15th year in Minnesota remains open, the coaching staff must have a contingency plan for his absence. CBS News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for contingency plan

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“Contingency plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20plan. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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