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eventuality

[ih-ven-choo-al-i-tee] / ɪˌvɛn tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /


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The May 10 Substack essay that began circulating in the wake of her Instagram post did nothing to dispel that eventuality.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

It’s turned into an all too familiar ritual: college sports dancing around an eventuality, instead of proactively tackling the hardest parts head-on.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Iran had previously said it was ready for any eventuality and defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it closed in retaliation for the attack launched on February 28.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said contingency planning was under way for "every eventuality", noting the full impact of the war on the UK economy was uncertain.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

With this in mind, I approached the National Executive Committee with the idea that we must come up with a contingency plan for just such an eventuality.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Fully guaranteed money is protected against all three eventualities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"So we're getting rid of that variability by making something that's across the board recognisable by your immune system that should cover you from all these eventualities ... a real big paradigm change," he said.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

That sounds like an oxymoron: We don’t tend to expect illness or old age to create a problem in our life when we are young, but preparing for such eventualities is important.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

“We had a very long list of ‘what ifs,’ in other words eventualities that could happen and how we would deal with them in an emergency,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

And yes, there were precautions administrators took to indemnify themselves against all eventualities.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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