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If a home is listed as "contingent" on a real estate site, what does that mean?

contingent

[kuhn-tin-juhnt] / kənˈtɪn dʒənt /




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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 ● Sep. 23, 2026

Analyst Craig Hutchison says “the premium is relatively modest and heavily reliant on contingent value that appears difficult to realize under our price assumptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● 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 ● Sep. 17, 2026

Behind her in the kitchen, the day’s large female contingent had congregated, laughing and whispering.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Smithfield Hall will be big on U.S. games—but with 33 screens, it will also attract other contingents throughout the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

French contingents are also expected to take part in the documentation effort.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

In Los Angeles this summer, contingents of heavily armed, masked agents began chasing down and arresting day laborers, street vendors and car wash workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

Both contingents overwhelmingly chose Harris, which Coleman found notable given Harris' loss.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024

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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