contingent
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After that, they are not due to report back until 17 November, by which time the international contingent should start to return and begin preparations for the trip to Liverpool on 22 November.
From BBC โ Nov. 10, 2026
Over 2,000 troops have flown in from El Salvador to Haiti in little over a week, effectively doubling the contingent of foreign soldiers operating in the Caribbean island nation.
From Barron's โ Oct. 30, 2026
There was a contingent that thought it might be fun to have Game 6 in that 3,500-seat bandbox, compact and crazy.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 27, 2026
And while a contingent of Eagles fans wants Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni fired, it’s not a make-or-break season for him.
From Salon โ Oct. 21, 2026
There was nothing arbitrary or contingent about these changes; they were as inevitable as the discovery of America once Columbus had set sail.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
In the poem “Usefulness,” which was originally published in the Yale Review, you speak of how Black Cubans exist at the nexus of two different political agendas: the pro- and anti-Revolution contingents.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 15, 2026
But much like other companies with cult followings and eager contingents of wealthy fans, traditional ways of calculating how much companies are worth don’t apply well to SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jun. 12, 2026
The contrast with the negotiations a decade ago couldn't be starker – the American and Iranian delegations included strong contingents of experienced diplomats and leading physicists.
From BBC โ Apr. 10, 2026
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 โ Mar. 27, 2026
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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