in the event of
idiom
: if (something) happens
In the event of rain , the ceremony will be held indoors.
I can call for help in the event of an emergency.
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Despite the negative view of Farage, Reform UK leads in the polls in the event of a general election, according to the polling company Ipsos.
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Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Schneider said that while social service payments would continue for existing registrants, people trying to newly sign up for services such as Medicaid and even Unemployment Insurance could face significant delays in the event of a shutdown, especially one at both levels of government.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But the fight grew more volatile this week, after the White House budget office ordered agencies to prepare mass layoffs in the event of a funding lapse, a sharp break from past practice.
—Nik Popli, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Here are the answers Panic, meanwhile, has spread through the federal workforce after the White House threatened mass layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Schneider said that while social service payments would continue for existing registrants, people trying to newly sign up for services such as Medicaid and even Unemployment Insurance could face significant delays in the event of a shutdown, especially one at both levels of government.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But the fight grew more volatile this week, after the White House budget office ordered agencies to prepare mass layoffs in the event of a funding lapse, a sharp break from past practice.
—Nik Popli, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Here are the answers Panic, meanwhile, has spread through the federal workforce after the White House threatened mass layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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“In the event of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20event%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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