contingent
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“I did not advise Navatek officials, nor would I advise any client, that support from Sen. Collins was contingent on campaign donations,” Mandigo wrote.
From Salon โ Sep. 23, 2026
James made her signature on the state coalition’s settlement contingent on getting a better deal for the Writers Guild of America, which had also sued to block the merger, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 22, 2026
Ritwik Gupta, a computer science and AI professor at the University of Maryland, believes that pacing the frontier is contingent upon on widespread cooperation among labs.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 19, 2026
Liverpool winger Ngumoha was part of a contingent of young players that flew with the England senior squad for their pre-World Cup training camp in Palm Beach.
From BBC โ Sep. 17, 2026
They left a small headquarters contingent behind as they moved out.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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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 โ 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 โ May 7, 2026
The former official who spoke anonymously recalled how the Obamas were particularly struck by the camel-mounted contingents - a moment that stayed with them long after the formal ceremonies ended.
From BBC โ Jan. 24, 2026
Both contingents overwhelmingly chose Harris, which Coleman found notable given Harris' loss.
From Salon โ Nov. 9, 2024
The officer doing the “split” divides incoming inmates into two contingents that line up on either side of the room’s periphery and wait their turn on the serving line.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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