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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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Honestly, if your sister believes that your love for her is contingent on you handing over a portion of your brother’s estate, what does that tell you about her character and your relationship?

From MarketWatch โ— Nov. 13, 2026

The sale is contingent securing a construction loan to complete the project and Petty said the developers are negotiating financing terms with domestic institutional and private equity lenders.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Nov. 12, 2026

After that, they are not due to report back until 17 November, by which time the international contingent should start to return and begin preparations for the trip to Liverpool on 22 November.

From BBC โ— Nov. 10, 2026

The largest contingent of 1,100 troops will come from France, with the UK deploying 300 soldiers.

From Barron's โ— Nov. 3, 2026

On the morning of May Day I received printed instructions as to the time and place where our union contingent would assemble to join the parade.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

In the poem “Usefulness,” which was originally published in the Yale Review, you speak of how Black Cubans exist at the nexus of two different political agendas: the pro- and anti-Revolution contingents.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 15, 2026

The biggest contingents were from Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana, it said.

From Barron's โ— Jul. 18, 2026

But much like other companies with cult followings and eager contingents of wealthy fans, traditional ways of calculating how much companies are worth don’t apply well to SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jun. 12, 2026

"It seems that many Burundian troops are withdrawing, but it's not clear if all contingents will retreat," he added.

From BBC โ— Dec. 12, 2025

The officer doing the “split” divides incoming inmates into two contingents that line up on either side of the room’s periphery and wait their turn on the serving line.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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