contingency plan
noun
: a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason
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This was particularly accelerated during the pandemic and the subsequent war in Ukraine, with programs like golden visas becoming a part of the contingency plan for many affluent individuals.
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Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The trucks were en route from Pittsburgh to L.A.
ESPN officials kept in regular touch with the NFL and developed a contingency plan that included setting up both stadiums.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
White has provided the contingency plan should the event not be able to take place at the Intuit Dome.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The league has said its contingency plan if necessary is to move the game to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The trucks were en route from Pittsburgh to L.A.
ESPN officials kept in regular touch with the NFL and developed a contingency plan that included setting up both stadiums.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
White has provided the contingency plan should the event not be able to take place at the Intuit Dome.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The league has said its contingency plan if necessary is to move the game to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Contingency plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20plan. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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