in the unlikely event

1. If something improbable should occur. For example, In the unlikely event that I'm held up, please cover for me, or In the unlikely event that we should have snow in May, we're still well equipped to cope with it. Also see under in case, def. 2.

Example Sentences

A draw would only be enough for Alex Neil's side to finish in the top six in the unlikely event Bristol City lose by five goals and Blackburn fail to win - or in an even more implausible situation that Bristol City lose 4-0, Millwall draw 12-12 and Blackburn fail to win for the Lions to finish sixth on goals scored.

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In the unlikely event that the asteroid’s trajectory connects with Earth, its point of impact would be somewhere along a “risk corridor” that extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arabian Sea and South Asia, according to the International Asteroid Warning Network.

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In the unlikely event that the asteroid’s trajectory is toward Earth, its destination would be somewhere along a “risk corridor” that extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.

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It is too far away from Earth and there are too many uncertainties at this stage to determine where a potential impact could occur in the unlikely event of a collision.

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In the unlikely event YR4 were headed our way, one option would be to divert it by hitting it with a robotic spacecraft, as was successfully tested out with Nasa's Dart mission in 2022.

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