eventuality

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"Obviously we are preparing for every eventuality," said Miliband, acknowledging that people were struggling before the Gulf crisis and "cost of living is people's number one priority".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 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

That eventuality has been firmly rejected by Israel.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

But Reverend Thomas didn’t intend to wait for that eventuality, so as Sister Monroe approached the pulpit from the right he started descending from the left.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou