contingent
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Under the deal, which Bloomberg had first reported, Google plans to invest $10 billion at the company’s current $380 billion valuation, while the remaining $30 billion would be contingent on Anthropic reaching certain performance milestones.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Students do a semester or year abroad through Verto and then are guaranteed admission to a partner school, typically contingent on meeting a GPA-threshold.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Arbitration can keep plaintiffs from banding together into a class action, and in that way attracting a lawyer to take on their case for a large enough contingent fee.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Efforts to stabilize tensions in the region, particularly around maritime security and broader ceasefire discussions, remain ongoing, but increasingly contingent on rapidly changing political and logistical conditions.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
In the press car, a hush had gradually fallen over the Washington contingent of writers and coaches as they had taken in just how far behind the Husky Clipper was.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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