contingent
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Specialized review can provide expertise and consistency, but those benefits cannot justify making access to justice contingent on years of procedural hurdles.
From Slate โ Oct. 19, 2026
He said there were about "three dozen" people in his network split between Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, with the contingent outside Russia providing logistical support, such as tracking targets' digital footprints.
From BBC โ Oct. 19, 2026
Seaport upgrades Mattel to buy from neutral and says its upgrade isn’t contingent upon an acquisition, which has been subject to takeover speculation many times in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 13, 2026
The almost 400 interceptors that remain are augmented by a Greek army contingent with a Patriot missile battery and roughly 100 soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 13, 2026
In June, an escort officer up on T-and-Y had marched with a law enforce-ment contingent in New York City’s annual Puerto Rico Day parade.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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In the poem “Usefulness,” which was originally published in the Yale Review, you speak of how Black Cubans exist at the nexus of two different political agendas: the pro- and anti-Revolution contingents.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 15, 2026
The biggest contingents were from Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana, it said.
From Barron's โ Jul. 18, 2026
But much like other companies with cult followings and eager contingents of wealthy fans, traditional ways of calculating how much companies are worth don’t apply well to SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jun. 12, 2026
Both contingents overwhelmingly chose Harris, which Coleman found notable given Harris' loss.
From Salon โ Nov. 9, 2024
The officer doing the “split” divides incoming inmates into two contingents that line up on either side of the room’s periphery and wait their turn on the serving line.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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