contingent
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This year's operation, which ran from mid-February to the beginning of April, included a contingent from Greenland who had asked to observe the Canadian Rangers in action, Rivière said.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
President Trump announced a two-week cease-fire with Iran, contingent on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Apellis stockholders will also receive a contingent value right for each share they own.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
With Centessa, Lilly is paying $6.3 billion upfront and a contingent value right worth up to $1.5 billion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
From one point of view, the knowledge we end up with seems to be culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; from another it seems to be commonsensical, predictable, inevitable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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