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If a home is listed as "contingent" on a real estate site, what does that mean?

contingent

[kuhn-tin-juhnt] / kษ™nหˆtษชn dส’ษ™nt /




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Recently, California barred its lawyers from sharing contingent fees with an out-of-state ABS, and Illinois restricted how MSOs can work with certain law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 2, 2026

Over 2,000 troops have flown in from El Salvador to Haiti in little over a week, effectively doubling the contingent of foreign soldiers operating in the Caribbean island nation.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 30, 2026

Shaw is part of a five-strong City contingent – they had none last season – but they all may fall short because they did not play in last season's Champions League.

From BBC โ— Oct. 26, 2026

And while a contingent of Eagles fans wants Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni fired, it’s not a make-or-break season for him.

From Salon โ— Oct. 21, 2026

Flanked by a contingent of black shirts, Agent Jones waited to greet the dictator.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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 โ— Jun. 11, 2026

Tehran has stationed contingents of the Revolutionary Guards' naval forces there, which in 2025 deployed new missile systems capable of targeting nearby "enemy bases, ships and equipment", Iranian media reported at the time.

From Barron's โ— Mar. 27, 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 โ— Oct. 29, 2025

Both contingents overwhelmingly chose Harris, which Coleman found notable given Harris' loss.

From Salon โ— Nov. 9, 2024

There were opportunities to travel to foreign countries with contingents of ‘minority group scholars.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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