contingent

Example Sentences

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All of this is contingent on Iran also suspending hostilities and fully opening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic, which it says it will do.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Gilead will pay an initial $3.15 billion in cash for Tubulis, with up to $1.85 billion in contingent milestone payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Amazon made the single largest commitment at up to $50 billion in investment, although it is structured with a $15 billion investment, followed by a $35 billion tranche contingent on certain milestones.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Lilly’s agreement with Centessa comes with an additional $1.5 billion in these incentive payments, while Apellis investors’ contingent right is worth up to $4 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We lived well, our days were mostly sunny, and I know that my parents were stoically undeceived by the objectively equivocal, contingent nature of the advantaged life they gave me and my siblings.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times