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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

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

It also helps Stanmore avoid up to US$60 million in deferred and contingent acquisition payments that would be owing once the Isaac Downs Extension is developed, the broker says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Bringing in the police, the Carter contingent responded, would only make the situation worse.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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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