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scenario

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


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Under a moderate climate change scenario, the island-dwelling sub-Antarctic species could lose suitable habitat on all of the islands where they currently live.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

"There is no scenario today that would require it," he declared.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

And that scenario could boost the stocks of companies including Cipher Digital, Terawulf and Hut 8, which have secured power agreements for data centers, he noted.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

This is not currently happening in the U.S., but since it has devastated other countries, I was eager to speak with someone who had experienced that worst-case scenario firsthand.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

William Faulkner added his pilot’s know-how to the scenario, getting technical as he described exactly what Tania would have to do to make her plane turn and swoop and dive.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The team then used observed changes in land use to construct counterfactual scenarios.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

When we think about old age, few scenarios frighten us more than dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Justin Adams, senior director at the Institute for Applied Economics, told me by email that its goal was to game out “‘best case’ and ‘worst case’ scenarios given the inherent uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

I imagined so many different scenarios on our way here, and I thought for sure I’d prepared myself.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day




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