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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
The 23rd annual Sacramento Juneteenth celebration filled William Land Park on Saturday with a parade of 15 contingents and a festival with educational exhibits on Black American history.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
On Thursday, both the junior men’s and women’s contingents claimed team titles.
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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.
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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.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The latter is supposed to help secure the ports as part of its mandate, but so far the contingents, which only began patrolling the streets of the capital last week, have not deployed to the port areas.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 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.
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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.
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Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
That’s how many NBC ordered this season — five dramas and three comedies — and the crop may have produced as many strong series contenders as the contingents of 20-25 pilots the networks used to pick up in a single year back in the day.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
On Thursday, both the junior men’s and women’s contingents claimed team titles.
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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.
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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.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The latter is supposed to help secure the ports as part of its mandate, but so far the contingents, which only began patrolling the streets of the capital last week, have not deployed to the port areas.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 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
That’s how many NBC ordered this season — five dramas and three comedies — and the crop may have produced as many strong series contenders as the contingents of 20-25 pilots the networks used to pick up in a single year back in the day.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingents
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Pakistani team meets separately with US, Iranian delegations Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has separately met with JD Vance and with the Iranian delegation at the Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne in Switzerland where the high-level talks are taking place.
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Unlike host cities, where fans tend to fly in and out within 48 hours to see a game, base camps are where the teams and their delegations sleep, eat, train and conduct daily press conferences that are broadcast back in their home countries.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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With an Antetokounmpo arrival, a deeper look could come into Keels’ NBA spacing possibilities.
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Who that third-place team will be remains to be seen since there are 20 different possibilities based on the rest of the group stage.
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Vestal said nothing unexpected occurred during the burn because crews had planned for contingencies.
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Lastly, the Bengals have traditionally rolled over cap space to the next season while also allocating a portion, before the year, to practice squad elevations, injury contingencies and reserves.
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But experts worry these individual cases point to a more widespread issue.
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In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
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“Contingents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingents. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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