contingent
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The US-South Korea "Ulchi Freedom Shield" drills due on Monday will include 18,000 South Korean troops and counterparts from the US contingent of 28,500 in the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
The Wall Street Journal reported in 2021 that a small contingent of U.S. troops had been in Taiwan for at least a year, secretly training the Taiwanese armed forces to defend against China’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Relations of ideas are purely logical; our knowledge of contingent matters, of matters of fact, depends on evidence: testimony, experience, documents.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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 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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