contingent
Example Sentences
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According to experts, sending a small European contingent to the island is a matter of "strategic signaling" to the US.
From Barron's
A 15-strong French military contingent has arrived in the Greenland capital Nuuk, officials say, as several European states send soldiers there as part of a so-called reconnaissance mission.
From BBC
Some western estimates put its active duty contingent in the hundreds of thousands, still a very substantial total.
From BBC
The figures are partly explained by surging numbers of Vietnamese -- up ninefold from a decade ago -- who now make up a quarter of Japan's 2.3-million-strong foreign workforce and are the biggest contingent.
From Barron's
But a growing contingent of judges are increasingly embracing AI to help them draft opinions, analyze court filings and quickly conduct legal research.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
