contingent
Example Sentences
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“Regarding a press conference, I would be cautious as it could invite a high volume of challenging questions, and this would also be contingent on the Mayor’s direction.”
From Los Angeles Times
Somewhat ironically, Chan attributes the drink’s popularity to a growing contingent of customers who want to cut back on booze.
What it means to be American right now is very precarious and contingent.
From Salon
Its continuing good fortune is contingent on big tech firms continuing to build at the rates they have indicated, say analysts.
But the contingent led by speedskater Erin Jackson was still large enough that fans could see the Americans lining up in the tunnel.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
