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scenario

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-] / sɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr- /


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True or apocryphal, that scenario captures Musk’s penchant for pursuing self-evidently dumb ideas, which he somehow thinks he can translate into world-changing demands.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

An extension of Thursday's deadline now seems an increasingly likely scenario.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Here is what should worry you: This was pretty much the best-case scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

When a company issues new shares, the scenario runs in reverse.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

On the popular level, Haynes’s scenario made so much intuitive sense that it rapidly leapt from the pages of Science to high school history textbooks, mine among them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

While Barkin said the risk lies on the inflation side of the Fed’s dual mandate should the economy remain on its current path, he also laid out risk scenarios to the maximum employment side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Polls have the election on a knife edge, with many different scenarios swaying the vote one way or another.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Like any time we have taboo topics or taboo-like scenarios different from the “norm” we get really precious about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“You just have to make that leap of faith to feel you can cover the worst-case scenarios and still be able to share what you have now.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

She used to watch those reality shows on cable TV and yell at the screen, “How did you not know you’re pregnant?!” as actors re-created the most unbelievable scenarios.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway


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