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contingency

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


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UBS is preparing contingency plans to move its headquarters from Switzerland if Swiss lawmakers proceed with tougher capital requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

People at the bank and their advisers are mapping out contingency plans should Swiss lawmakers proceed with tougher capital requirements under the country’s too-big-to-fail banking laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“If we can’t use our base when we have a contingency, what’s the point of having the base and, frankly, the point of the alliance?” he said on Fox News.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mathernova told AFP separately that "nobody is moving", although European embassies always had contingency plans, including for winter, she added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

It lacked the lyrical eloquence and the floating optimism of the Jeffersonian version because it was grounded in the palpable sense of contingency Adams had internalized over his long career.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Or more redundancy could have been built into the supply chains, but this would have cost money for contingencies that few took seriously enough to fund.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

But there will have to be contingencies in place.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Here are their Social-Security decision points and the contingencies they need to plan for.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

But the contingencies cost automakers billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Westley was always prepared for contingencies, and if he could rescue her at six, he could just as happily rescue her at half past five.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman


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