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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The reform would authorize the review board, also known as CLERB, to investigate actions taken by medical and mental health providers in the event of an in-custody death — an area of jail operations that has long remained outside of civilian review.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Other public speakers, like Tabitha Fader, said the reroute would cause irreparable harm if wetlands and rivers were polluted during pipeline construction or in the event of a spill.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, Emanuel urged investors to stay the course even in the event of a correction.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Complicating matters was that a 1943 agreement between the leaders of the Allied nations in Cairo declared that in the event of Japan’s defeat, Formosa, as Taiwan was then called, would be returned to the Republic of China.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Other public speakers, like Tabitha Fader, said the reroute would cause irreparable harm if wetlands and rivers were polluted during pipeline construction or in the event of a spill.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, Emanuel urged investors to stay the course even in the event of a correction.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Complicating matters was that a 1943 agreement between the leaders of the Allied nations in Cairo declared that in the event of Japan’s defeat, Formosa, as Taiwan was then called, would be returned to the Republic of China.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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