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First, he took out Walker and subbed in Matt Ryan, who was the 15th and last player to earn a roster spot and has an unguaranteed contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Some, such as Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian, have long argued too many underclassmen leave school for unguaranteed NFL paychecks rather than developing their skills and pursuing degrees.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

There was always a very good reason for keeping jocks on an unguaranteed dole called “scholarships”: control.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2019

Left without a guaranteed deal, Smith surveyed the league and was intrigued by the Wizards, even though they were offering only an unguaranteed contract because their 15-man roster was maxed out.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2015

Had the Congress of Vienna settled anything, for was that still left to do without which the independence and well-being of forty millions of Germans was unguaranteed, and the peace of all Europe uninsured?

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 by Various