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contingency

[kuhn-tin-juhn-see] / kənˈtɪn dʒən si /


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Str8 is pitching itself as a company that can “build capabilities in situ—in Taiwan for the potential contingency scenarios,” said Ho, referring to the possibility of a Chinese attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

One woman, who supports an affected prisoner, said that contingency measures should have been put in place immediately.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“If we can’t use our base when we have a contingency, what’s the point of having the base and, frankly, the point of the alliance?” he said on Fox News.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mathernova told AFP separately that "nobody is moving", although European embassies always had contingency plans, including for winter, she added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Well, if things get really rough, you could take your dogs next door. The Coastal Animal Shelter. I’m sure they have emergency contingency plans.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

He is reluctant to resume major combat operations, the officials said, partly because the U.S. wants to reserve dwindling munitions for other contingencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Strategists at Panmure Liberum led by Joachim Klement acknowledge the long-term danger posed by “excessive deficits and rising debt mountains,” but there are contingencies that might take bond markets by surprise in the next year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Or more redundancy could have been built into the supply chains, but this would have cost money for contingencies that few took seriously enough to fund.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

But there will have to be contingencies in place.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

All the contingencies we couldn’t anticipate are running through my head as I think of how slender the plan is that we’ve rested all our hopes on.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse


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