contingent
Example Sentences
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Soon afterwards, a small military contingent of Danish, French, German, Norwegian Swedish soldiers was flown to the Greenland capital Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, where there is an airport.
From BBC
“My forecast is contingent on the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz will be fully open to tanker traffic by mid-April,” he said.
A contingent of German soldiers seemed to be supplementing the regular police force.
From Literature
But in January, South Korea overtook China as the largest contingent, a trend that continued in February, with visitors from the country jumping 28.2 percent to 1.1 million.
From Barron's
Mastercard on Tuesday said the acquisition, which includes $300 million in contingent payments, expands the Purchase, N.Y., payment giant’s support of digital assets and value movement across currencies, payment rails and regions.
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