How to Use in the event in a Sentence
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They can also be used in the event of a freak storm that might drop hail or snow.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
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Everyone with even a passing interest in the event knew this.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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The sessions are planned to take place outdoors, but in the event of inclement weather, will move indoors.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
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Orlando City retains a sell-on percentage in the event of a future transfer.
—Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
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By participating in the event, attendees consent to the use of their likenesses.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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And while losses of games also affect television and streaming broadcasts, those league partners still pay media rights fees even in the event of a lockout or strike.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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Instead, the county demanded Flock Safety take out insurance policies in the event of data breaches.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
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His previous best finish in the event came the next year, when he was tied for 11th at 13-under 267 in 2020.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
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Part of the high cost, NPR explains, is because rabies treatment, while crucial in the event of a bite, is still relatively low in demand.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
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Additionally, the players opted to allow the union to withhold group licensing checks since 2024 that could then be distributed to the players in the event of a lockout.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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Nobody has ever eaten more than 70 hot dogs in the event except for Chestnut, who has done it — buns included — seven times, including in 2025.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
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People traveled with fighting dogs from multiple states to participate in the event at his home on May 17, 2025, prosecutors said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
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The Danish shipping giant said contingency plans were in place in the event the security situation deteriorates.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
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Per its services agreement with Pitchfork, Big Stik was to return any remaining funds in the event budget after the 2024 festival in a timely manner.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
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In the men's 110 hurdles, there's Ja’Kobe Tharp, the standout from Auburn who broke the world record in the event at the NCAA championships last month.
—ABC News, 4 July 2026
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.
—Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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Tonight — or, in the event of a close race, when ballot processing wraps up in the coming days — either Weiser or Bennet will emerge from a yearlong political battle as the Democratic nominee for governor.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 30 June 2026
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Chestnut competed in the event while serving a 180-day probation sentence after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from drunkenly slapping a man in an Indiana bar earlier this year.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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How McHenry became interim speaker A post-9/11 rule required House speakers to keep a secret list of successors who could step up and run the chamber in the event something happened to him or her.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
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That dynamic could mean there is less institutional firepower around to buy a future dip in stocks if conviction in the AI trade wanes, making Wall Street even more reliant on retail investors to step in in the event of a selloff.
—Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026
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The state Democratic Party held an emergency meeting Wednesday, where more than 100 state committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention in the event of a vacancy.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
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The purpose of the 34 mile pipeline from Middletown to Montville is to increase pressure in the existing distribution system and enable the company to continue gas service in the event of a failure by bypassing the trouble spot.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
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Entertainment Weekly has learned that at least one NYC restaurant that provided catering to the wedding was forbidden from discussing its involvement in the event due to an NDA.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
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Another funding option is a $270-million contingency fund maintained by LA28 that can be distributed as a surplus if the Games make money or be used to cover any losses in the event of a shortfall.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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For example, a student can’t be prohibited from using a smartphone in the event of an emergency or if using a smartphone is required in a student’s individualized education program, also known as an IEP.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island.
—Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
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The state Democratic Party held an emergency meeting Wednesday, where more than 100 state committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention, in the event of Platner’s withdrawal.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
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The end of Temporary Protected Status — a program intended to protect people in the event of a natural disaster — heightened concerns about deportation to a country that is reeling after twin earthquakes from June 24.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
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Just before Platner’s Wednesday announcement, more than 100 state Democratic Party committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention, in the event of his withdrawal, to choose the nominee.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
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