in the unlikely event

Idioms  

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.

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in the unlikely event

Finally, think of the 10% in your money market fund as an insurance policy in the unlikely event that the S&P 500 stays down for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The best part is that earnings estimates won’t take a large hit in the unlikely event that the administration successfully scraps CVOW.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025

But Palm Beach real estate agents who specialize in high-end properties scoffed at the idea that the estate could be worth that little, in the unlikely event Trump ever sold.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

His money came too hard to risk it on a hand of cards, even in the unlikely event that it was honestly dealt.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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