scenario

Example Sentences

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Using your own retirement funds to pay it off sounds like a worst-case scenario you should avoid.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Allies need to take the breakup scenario seriously, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In this scenario, Starship would act as a protective shield and slow the spacecraft down as it enters the planet's atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Even without that rosy scenario, traders can already see some light at the end of the tunnel.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

And that’s the best-case scenario, if I’m able to eliminate the rest of the field, including myself, and get Peeta crowned as the winner of the Quarter Quell.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins