contingent
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A small but hearty contingent of New Zealand cheered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Iraola, however, may have wanted to see more from the third member of Liverpool's Dutch contingent as Cody Gakpo had a subdued match.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Still, the broad drivers driving the space sector’s growth over the past two years have only accelerated, and are not contingent on whether SpaceX is a publicly traded company, according to KeyBanc.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
The working out of a resolution will instead be as chaotic and contingent as most other decisions Congress makes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Many in the Hattiesburg contingent had written back and forth about the specifics of their arrival.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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