contingency

Example Sentences

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“When Japan says a Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency, it’s not that Japan will actually go into the Taiwan Strait and help Taiwan,” said Matsuda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

If the blockade continues, it added, there are three contingency plans: utilising non-Middle Eastern gas sources, discussing mutual assistance with similar buyers such as Japan and South Korea and purchasing "existing fuel".

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In the near-term, executives at car parts companies told the Financial Times that car makers were trying to build up contingency inventories amid continued fighting in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It has developed multiple contingency plans for different scenarios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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