contingent
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Victor Radley and AJ Brimson complete the Australia-born contingent in the squad.
From BBC โ Oct. 5, 2026
James made her signature on the state coalition’s settlement contingent on getting a better deal for the Writers Guild of America, which had also sued to block the merger, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 22, 2026
Ritwik Gupta, a computer science and AI professor at the University of Maryland, believes that pacing the frontier is contingent upon on widespread cooperation among labs.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 19, 2026
That made the large contingent of Russians all the more conspicuous.
From Salon โ Sep. 14, 2026
The hit of the village was the Japanese contingent, whose tradition of prodigious gift giving made them the collective Santa Claus of the Games.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Smithfield Hall will be big on U.S. games—but with 33 screens, it will also attract other contingents throughout the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jun. 11, 2026
French contingents are also expected to take part in the documentation effort.
From Barron's โ Dec. 18, 2025
Both contingents overwhelmingly chose Harris, which Coleman found notable given Harris' loss.
From Salon โ Nov. 9, 2024
One of the big changes in the medal table was the absence of Russia, who have historically always been among the top four medal-winning countries and among the largest contingents.
From BBC โ Aug. 11, 2024
The hundreds of Fruit of Islam men represented contingents which had arrived early that morning, from their Temples in the nearest cities.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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