contingent
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“It’s all contingent on how his knee is feeling,” Roberts said of Ohtani’s second-half workload.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As it backed into a gate at the rear of the empty museum, the truck was greeted by a handful of staff and a small media contingent including AFP journalists.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
It also expects to receive up to an additional $150 million by Sept. 30, 2027, including $30 million that is contingent on certain criteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
At the time, they said the potential consideration was £1.6 billion, but had not detailed the composition of the transaction, including the contingent cash and the inclusion of Sky’s studio arm.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
He also plays the old trick of presenting as a fait accompli what is, in fact, the nub of the argument, and to give the force of inevitability to something contingent.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Estonia this month hosted an annual exercise, dubbed Spring Storm, with about 12,000 troops from across NATO, including contingents from the U.K. and France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The firing on Wednesday of two Type-88 missiles formed part of exercises in the Philippines between US, Australian, Filipino and Japanese troops as well as contingents from France, New Zealand and Canada.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
"It seems that many Burundian troops are withdrawing, but it's not clear if all contingents will retreat," he added.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
In Los Angeles this summer, contingents of heavily armed, masked agents began chasing down and arresting day laborers, street vendors and car wash workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
The audience seated in the chamber was a conglomeration of Durham’s various racial factions; there were contingents from UOCI, the BSC, the Klan, and the White Citizens’ Council.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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