eventuality
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Iran had previously said it was ready for any eventuality and defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it closed in retaliation for the attack launched on February 28.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
In that eventuality, the ECB’s economists forecast that inflation would average 3.5% this year, well above its 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Cignetti’s practices—light on tackling, but heavy on information—had prepared them for precisely this eventuality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
He might be killed in an accident, or he could die shortly of natural causes, but it would be foolish to count on such an eventuality.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing eventuality
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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And Then There Were None
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John Lewis (1940–2020) Tribute List
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