Thesaurus results for CONTINGENCE

contingence

noun

kən-ˈtin-jən(t)s

Definition of contingence

as in possibility

something that might happen the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on

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Recent Examples of contingence The team had a strong veteran contingence, but none of those veterans had anyone to lead them. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017

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Noun

The best possibilities remain appealing after the excitement fades and the practical part finally enters the room.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
QuIC gives Lockheed Martin a dedicated organization to pursue those possibilities as the technology matures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

Meta also says the platform will support more than 100 immersive live sports events each year through partners including ESPN and TNT Sports.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
The Hugging Face hack may have prompted an internal review, during which OpenAI also discovered the Australian website breach, although the company did not explicitly link the two events in its statement.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of event

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Some states have additional contingencies attached to their laws, like Delaware and Utah, which only enact permanent DST if surrounding states do as well.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
This can help prevent headline bias and force you to assess cash, other types of consideration, contingencies, timing, closing risk, post-close risks and personal obligations consistently.

— Mike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of contingency

Noun

When the United Nations Refugee Agency, which had heard about her case from a fellow prisoner’s husband, contacted Thai authorities to appeal for their release, she was let go, and allowed to stay in Thailand.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
The Massachusetts case is the latest legal trouble involving the influencer.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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