scenarios

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The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure attacks on Election Day.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Fossil evidence helped us resolve a longstanding question, but only modern computing made it possible to narrow thousands of evolutionary scenarios, each informed by trait data for hundreds of species, into a single, coherent story.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

They run stress tests, sometimes with scenarios not disclosed in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Others suggest planning for the harshest of scenarios.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Burt had the most sensational information, and models to analyze that information—he could tell you, for example, what would happen to mortgage loans, zip code by zip code, in various house price scenarios.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis