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scenario

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-] / sɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr- /


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“To me that’s a nightmare scenario, that one company can decide what questions we are allowed to ask and what is a security issue or not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Under that scenario, Kunisch would expect price increases all along the food chain, starting with the prices paid for young cattle at livestock auctions to beef packers — the meat-processing companies that buy cattle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“Such a scenario would be disastrous not only for Cedars-Sinai but for hospitals across Los Angeles and California,” Helfand said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In that scenario, could England really pass the captaincy on to Brook?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I froze, trying to remember if anyone had prepped me for this scenario, whether it was more polite to go along with it or to insist that Barack take his proper seat by her side.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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