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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Both of those players are attached to the qualifying offer, which means Boston will have to provide Draft compensation in the event of a signing.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The government agency said the helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, risking a potentially deadly head injury.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The reservoir project is designed to guarantee the canal gets additional water supply in the event of another drought, like the one that occurred in 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
That solution solved one problem but created another, leaving the Shenzhou 21 crew without a safe way to get home in the event of an emergency.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The government agency said the helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, risking a potentially deadly head injury.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The reservoir project is designed to guarantee the canal gets additional water supply in the event of another drought, like the one that occurred in 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
That solution solved one problem but created another, leaving the Shenzhou 21 crew without a safe way to get home in the event of an emergency.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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