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as in possibilities
something that might happen
agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency
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as in provisions
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection
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Recent Examples of contingencies
Preparing to meet a host of contingencies entails writing a series of scripts that predict the future.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
To make sense out of this tangle of connections and contingencies, many macroscopes employ computational models to reveal the key economic, medical, political, educational, or ecological relationships that are often invisible to all but the experts.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
The target includes a reserve margin to cover possible outages or other contingencies.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The Pentagon's China Military Power Report said the Eastern Theater Command is responsible for military operations related to Taiwan, including contingencies in and around the Taiwan Strait, a waterway roughly 80 miles wide at its narrowest point.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In many markets, cash offers are viewed as the fastest and simplest way to close a deal—bypassing financing contingencies and offering sellers greater certainty.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Together, these partnerships diversify supply risk, deepen software resilience, and create potential co-repair and training hubs that can be activated in contingencies.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Elias Díaz exiting Game 161 with discomfort in his left oblique has at least forced the Padres to scramble contingencies into place for the postseason.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Her Renaissance colleagues worked out a plan to support Fete personally and artistically while also ensuring backup for contingencies.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
To make sense out of this tangle of connections and contingencies, many macroscopes employ computational models to reveal the key economic, medical, political, educational, or ecological relationships that are often invisible to all but the experts.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
The target includes a reserve margin to cover possible outages or other contingencies.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The Pentagon's China Military Power Report said the Eastern Theater Command is responsible for military operations related to Taiwan, including contingencies in and around the Taiwan Strait, a waterway roughly 80 miles wide at its narrowest point.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In many markets, cash offers are viewed as the fastest and simplest way to close a deal—bypassing financing contingencies and offering sellers greater certainty.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Together, these partnerships diversify supply risk, deepen software resilience, and create potential co-repair and training hubs that can be activated in contingencies.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Elias Díaz exiting Game 161 with discomfort in his left oblique has at least forced the Padres to scramble contingencies into place for the postseason.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Her Renaissance colleagues worked out a plan to support Fete personally and artistically while also ensuring backup for contingencies.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingencies
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The sophisticated sound work was not yet part of broadcast radio’s lingua franca, but my generation of producers were at least exposed to some of the possibilities inherent in the form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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About Pisen Founded in 2003, Pisen is a leading provider of power solutions, dedicated to designing innovative products that empower human connections, spark curiosity, and light up possibilities.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Those provisions are unconstitutional because of a conflict with the state constitution, Womack said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to holding provisions for campers' convenience, the aluminum shelving inside serves as reinforcement for the camper structure, not so different from larger campers in which interior furnishings and joinery are part of the structural bones.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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But whether Vanity Fair can strike a balance between meaningful journalism that reveals the inner workings of power — while also convincing the powerful to pose for its covers and attend its Hollywood events — remains an open question.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Between camps and commercials and league and Team Canada events, he’s gotten to know just about everybody at least a little bit.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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And while mediators such as the United States, Egypt and Qatar play key roles in setting the political conditions for deals, the ICRC alone is poised to facilitate such swaps.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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In all those cases, the fund may lack the capital for seizing the opportunity.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, increases in mortality and hospital admissions from respiratory diseases, asthma attacks and new cases of asthma, the EPA said.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also pressured countries into removing trade barriers that range from taxes on American beef and soybeans to car safety and local content requirements in Japan and Indonesia, according to the New York Times.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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There are also no age requirements for potential pilots.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Contingencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingencies. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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