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scenario

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


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It also said the gas turbine plan was a "worst-case scenario", and the project - planned for the site of an existing park and ride near Llanrumney - would bring significant benefits.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Puerto focuses on a more common scenario: As documented in “The Turnaway Study,” people who seek and are denied abortions are likely to struggle with poverty, debt, underemployment, and troubles with physical and mental health.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

McAfee, however, responded in the post’s comment section, saying that scenario “isn’t real.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

In that scenario, the AI avatar would serve as the mayor, looking to interrogate the consultant’s recommendations, Zafar said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Here's a scenario I frequently witnessed during my adolescence: My dad, at the wheel of the car, with my mom sitting in the passenger seat.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

A tax adviser would be best able to run through all the scenarios.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was supposed to help in these exact scenarios.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Those are scenarios of varying levels of catastrophe, and that’s kind of how I’ve been seeing speculative fiction lately.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to the first study, climate change is projected to continue shrinking and destabilising the Himalayan monal's habitat across the Indian Himalayas through 2100 under multiple climate scenarios.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I mean, I know Fizz isn’t weak, except when facing her mother, but I know I can go wobbly-kneed in all kinds of scenarios.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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