contingent
Example Sentences
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Is his future contingent on winning the Premiership?
From BBC • May 6, 2026
However, the future of a postdeal Keyera is contingent on winning a favorable ruling from the Competition Tribunal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
That does not stop you or your husband from naming your children as contingent beneficiaries rather than replacing each other outright.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Asian Americans make up the biggest contingent of voting-age residents at 40%, followed by Latinos at 28% and whites at 26%, according to the California Target Book.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Relations of ideas are purely logical; our knowledge of contingent matters, of matters of fact, depends on evidence: testimony, experience, documents.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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