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contingent

[kuhn-tin-juhnt] / kənˈtɪn dʒənt /




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All of this is contingent on Iran also suspending hostilities and fully opening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic, which it says it will do.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The agreement also includes up to $1.85 billion in contingent milestone payments.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A contingent of lawyers felt Karp should leave the firm altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With Centessa, Lilly is paying $6.3 billion upfront and a contingent value right worth up to $1.5 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The outcome of a revolution is, he argues, culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; but it leads to a period of stability during which progress is the norm.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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