contingencies
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Or more redundancy could have been built into the supply chains, but this would have cost money for contingencies that few took seriously enough to fund.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
But there will have to be contingencies in place.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Here are their Social-Security decision points and the contingencies they need to plan for.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
For the last two years, I have been researching a book about the making of “All the President’s Men,” whose production involved almost as many contingencies and unresolved questions as Watergate itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Westley was always prepared for contingencies, and if he could rescue her at six, he could just as happily rescue her at half past five.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
