contingency
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The deep mystery of human history is in fact the mix of contingency and inevitability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
And make sure you have a "contingency pot".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
She’s heard people say that you can’t have a contingency plan for everything — “but yes, yes you can,” she emphasized.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Under Plan B, the four astronauts are using personal reusable containers called "collapsible contingency urine disposal devices."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
There was one contingency, though, that would have to be handled delicately, should it arise.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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