contingent
Example Sentences
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In some cases, reimbursement of fees is often contingent on your unit being reoccupied, which is why the occupancy rate may be important for your purposes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
In a joint statement released on Wednesday by the US State Department, the three countries said the deal was "contingent on a complete cessation" of fire by Hezbollah.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Soon-Shiong joins a contingent of billionaire investors in MLV.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
So to keep him focused, the board issued him one billion shares contingent on his ability to establish “a permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
I recognized the B-block contingent from having relieved them on galleries or passed them in the tunnel on many mornings.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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