contingences

noun

plural of contingence
as in possibilities
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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  1. possibilities
  2. events
  3. cases
Noun
  • The researchers also found that AI’s strength in flagging cancerous lesions didn’t carry over to naming the correct diagnosis among many possibilities.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Here, the idea that Hollywood is truly interested in the creative possibilities of a fanfic-originating adaptation becomes weak.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • Hundreds also turned out for a No Kings protest in Boise Saturday, one of 3,000 such events nationwide aimed at mobilizing early voters.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Part of its purpose, from the beginning, was not only to deliver new facts but to interpret ragged events for a nervous audience of relatively prosperous, largely white viewers who shared Wallace’s concern about the shape and tenor of the future.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Trials in four other cases in which Sorrells’ predecessor, Sharen Wilson, decided to seek the death penalty, have occurred during Sorrells term.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cases
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