contingency plan
noun
: a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason
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The official visits, then, are a contingency plan, an effort to build relationships in the event that winds of change blow around USC.
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Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Does Paris 2024 have a plan B? Earlier in June, World Triathlon told CNN in an email that the first contingency plan would be to delay the race by one day.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 June 2024
Set up a contingency plan for small pots that usually need daily watering, such as asking a neighbor or friend to stop by and give them a drink.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
For now, all that the frustrated Paramount Global shareholders have to hang their hat on is the Office of the CEO’s contingency plan, as laid out during last week’s investor day: Find a Paramount+ partner, execute a boatload more in cost-cutting, and pay down debt.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
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Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Does Paris 2024 have a plan B? Earlier in June, World Triathlon told CNN in an email that the first contingency plan would be to delay the race by one day.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 June 2024
Set up a contingency plan for small pots that usually need daily watering, such as asking a neighbor or friend to stop by and give them a drink.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
For now, all that the frustrated Paramount Global shareholders have to hang their hat on is the Office of the CEO’s contingency plan, as laid out during last week’s investor day: Find a Paramount+ partner, execute a boatload more in cost-cutting, and pay down debt.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
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“Contingency plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20plan. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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