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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Yet only 33% have an estate plan in place in the event of death, and worse, only 15% have a prenup in the event of a divorce.
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Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s also a TPU waterproof layer in the event of a spill or accident.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Williams added their office is working on a data-tracking system to monitor arrests and cases from the special unit task force and is coordinating with court officials to set up a night court in the event of an increase in cases.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
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Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s also a TPU waterproof layer in the event of a spill or accident.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Williams added their office is working on a data-tracking system to monitor arrests and cases from the special unit task force and is coordinating with court officials to set up a night court in the event of an increase in cases.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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