in the event of
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She asked whether they could use their technology and know-how to engineer something that could similarly save lives in the event of wildfire flames.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
GEO Group has no firefighting capability and in the event of a fire, it would be up to Newark to respond.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Uncertainty around demand in the event of an extended U.S.-Iran conflict is likely prompting the company to keep its guidance conservative, Baader Europe analyst Alexandre Desprez wrote in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
With the latest launch, Pyongyang is indicating that it intends to deploy such a weapon system in the event of war, said analyst Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
It’s nowhere near as cool as our real bug-out, though—a hidden safe house our family built deep in the woods in the event of a nuclear attack, or EMP, or any other end-of-the-world scenario.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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