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scenario

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-] / sɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr- /


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Hopefully, it’s not as bad as that worst-case scenario presumes.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

“I mean, that whole scenario down there is really bizarre.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

A crack in a tank containing a toxic chemical may not sound like a cause for hope, but Elias Picazo, an assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said it might be the best-case scenario.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Both sides are not comfortable talking about a supposed break clause in Shankland's Hearts contract that would allow him to leave for nothing, a scenario that would, no doubt, infuriate Hearts fans even further.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

A strange scenario: a small comet hits the Earth, as millions of them have, and the response of our civilization is promptly to self-destruct.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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