contingent
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Any deal, however, is contingent on Spurs staying in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Gilead will pay an initial $3.15 billion in cash for Tubulis, with up to $1.85 billion in contingent milestone payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
A contingent of lawyers felt Karp should leave the firm altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The ECB contingent outlined what they are looking for in future England and England Lions players.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The outcome of a revolution is, he argues, culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; but it leads to a period of stability during which progress is the norm.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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