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contingency

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


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Pellerin said she has been working on contingency plans with other state officials — including some from the offices of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That contingency plan would involve hiring replacement workers who would have to undergo the same detailed accreditation procedures demanded by FIFA, plus job training.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Another contingency hates AI altogether and wants nothing to do with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“It was a contingency plan,” Skrmetti, the Tennessee attorney general, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In the history of science there is no simple solution to the apparently binary choice between radical contingency and predictable evolution.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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