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eventuality

[ih-ven-choo-al-i-tee] / ɪˌvɛn tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /


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My financial adviser and I have plans to discuss preparing for this eventuality.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

The May 10 Substack essay that began circulating in the wake of her Instagram post did nothing to dispel that eventuality.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

Prior to the decision being announced, Hull City assistant manager Dean Holden said on the Monday Night Club that the club would be prepared for whatever eventuality.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

In that eventuality, the ECB’s economists forecast that inflation would average 3.5% this year, well above its 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Fully guaranteed money is protected against all three eventualities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

"So we're getting rid of that variability by making something that's across the board recognisable by your immune system that should cover you from all these eventualities ... a real big paradigm change," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

That sounds like an oxymoron: We don’t tend to expect illness or old age to create a problem in our life when we are young, but preparing for such eventualities is important.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

As with clubs like Brentford and Brighton, Bournemouth's structure is sound so they will prepare for such eventualities, but that is a tough rebuild, even for a manager as talented as Andoni Iraola.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

And yes, there were precautions administrators took to indemnify themselves against all eventualities.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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