contingent
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Germany's contingent of firefighters will start pulling out later Thursday, to be offset with Belgian firefighters including volunteers, the governor's office said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Records show that the property is now under contingent offer, meaning that it is in escrow and moving toward closing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jamelle Bouie: I think it’s entirely historically contingent.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Power showed that 96% of polled EV owners say they would consider purchasing or leasing another—but that outcome is contingent on having options in the EV market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
In the press car, a hush had gradually fallen over the Washington contingent of writers and coaches as they had taken in just how far behind the Husky Clipper was.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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 ● Jun. 11, 2026
The US military describes the training as "Africa Command's largest premier, joint, annual exercise," bringing together "more than 10,000 participants from more than 20 nations, including contingents from NATO."
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
The contrast with the negotiations a decade ago couldn't be starker – the American and Iranian delegations included strong contingents of experienced diplomats and leading physicists.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
In Los Angeles this summer, contingents of heavily armed, masked agents began chasing down and arresting day laborers, street vendors and car wash workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
There were opportunities to travel to foreign countries with contingents of ‘minority group scholars.’
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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