contingent
Example Sentences
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What it means to be American right now is very precarious and contingent.
From Salon
Its continuing good fortune is contingent on big tech firms continuing to build at the rates they have indicated, say analysts.
But the contingent led by speedskater Erin Jackson was still large enough that fans could see the Americans lining up in the tunnel.
Except that represents only a fraction of the total Russian contingent in Italy.
With Viana at the controls, City's transition is in full swing - and their ambitions are no longer contingent on the presence of their iconic manager.
From BBC
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