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contingent

[kuhn-tin-juhnt] / kənˈtɪn dʒənt /




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Goldman will pay about $260 million upfront for the firm, with an additional $150 million contingent on its future performance, the company said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Records show that the property is now under contingent offer, meaning that it is in escrow and moving toward closing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Jamelle Bouie: I think it’s entirely historically contingent.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

When he travelled to Alberta, Canada with a contingent of Australian firefighters to help tackle the country's worst wildfires on record, backburning was not widely used.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

A few seedy giants of the Strong Arm, who had been captured by the Orkney faction, turned up and said their homage, but the Lancelot contingent was a spate.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The biggest contingents were from Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana, it said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

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

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 hundreds of Fruit of Islam men represented contingents which had arrived early that morning, from their Temples in the nearest cities.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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