worst case

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But those implausible sci-fi scenarios, believe it or not, are nowhere near the worst-case possibilities.

From Salon

In the new worst-case scenario, smartphone sales in 2026 could dip 5%, and PC sales by nearly 9%, as a result of significantly higher prices for the gadgets.

From The Wall Street Journal

BP’s drilling proposal for the well should have provided a viable plan for a worst-case scenario, but it didn’t.

From Slate

Members of Congress have found even that dismal figure optimistic, concluding that the company underestimates the magnitude of a worst-case scenario at Kaskida by using a questionable methodology.

From Slate

If, in a worst-case scenario, the US were to use force against Greenland - a Nato ally's territory - would those same principles apply?

From BBC