contingent
Example Sentences
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Northern Ireland's travelling contingent did their best to generate a lively atmosphere, but there is only so much 300 people can do.
From BBC
To offset lower upfront payments, many smaller deals are coming with contingent payments, like contingent-value rights or milestones, that could eventually raise the value while protecting buyers from overpaying.
Apellis stockholders will also receive a contingent value right for each share they own.
From Barron's
Economists can only guess where exactly neutral is, but a growing contingent of Fed officials say they may have hit it.
Tehran has stationed contingents of the Revolutionary Guards' naval forces there, which in 2025 deployed new missile systems capable of targeting nearby "enemy bases, ships and equipment", Iranian media reported at the time.
From Barron's
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