Thesaurus results for CONTINGENTS

contingents

noun

plural of contingent

as in delegations

a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group the local Scout troop traditionally sends a large contingent to the jamboree

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as in events

something that might happen officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent, no matter how improbable

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Recent Examples of contingents Fourth of July parade along Coloma Road had 85 contingents, according to Runner. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Other states with sizable contingents include West Virginia, Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 They are also required to certify that their contingents and units have been vetted and no credible information of prior involvement links them to gross violations of human rights. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026 On Thursday, both the junior men’s and women’s contingents claimed team titles. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The slimmer contingents that appear on the palace balcony look in recent years much different than late Queen Elizabeth's reign, as the extended family would pack the palace balcony. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 And while the Queen City won’t host any World Cup games, there will be watch parties around Charlotte with various fan contingents. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 The Americans had a rule against having Black soldiers in armored divisions, so Leclerc — whose biggest contingents were African — had to part with a third of his men to keep his American equipment. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026 There will be over 60 contingents in the parade, and the organizers state there will be more than 5,500 artists who will be representing various cultural heritages such as Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and more. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 24 May 2026

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Noun

At least ten states did not send official delegations, citing the cost of participation, scheduling issues, or the partisan tenor of the event.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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In addition, Disney is supporting Imagination Library to further its mission of inspiring children to imagine their possibilities.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Although binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, pregnancy is a nonlinear experience—and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2026

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But after 9/11, these contingencies were used to give the executive branch sweeping new authority in the name of domestic security.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
There are other contingencies built into the BC restructuring arrangement, according to the filings, including a 3% break fee and the aforementioned contingency on LIV getting enough players to sign on.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of contingencies

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Of those cases, 89% were attributed to the Russian side, including members of the armed forces, prison service and security agencies, while 11% were linked to Ukraine, including members of the Ukrainian armed forces.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Russian hybrid attacks are different from a traditional armed attack, but the alliance could theoretically trigger the collective defense clause in those cases.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026