- plural of contingency.
contingencies
Example Sentences
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"Even though people might think it was under control, you should always have precautions in place, you should always have contingencies in place - and both of those things weren't put in place."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Here are their Social-Security decision points and the contingencies they need to plan for.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
For the last two years, I have been researching a book about the making of “All the President’s Men,” whose production involved almost as many contingencies and unresolved questions as Watergate itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
That gives buyers negotiating power, and it makes it easier for buyers to include contingencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Our genomes are catalogues of instructions from all kinds of sources in nature, filed for all kinds of contingencies.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
