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eventuality

noun

A possible event or outcome for which one may need to prepare.

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The planning team kept a second venue available for that eventuality.
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Before submitting a student film, Rosa found it imperative to export a playable final file: without one, the submission could not proceed. It was also advisable to ask a classmate to check the opening titles, although the rules did not require a second reader. She prepared a spare copy for the eventuality that her usual storage device became unavailable.
From Planning for the Deadline.

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This entry is part of the vocabulary collection supplied by GlobalRPh. Definitions are concise study meanings. Examples combine original teaching sentences with selected passages adapted from the supplied study notes; their source is labeled beside each example. A word may have additional specialized or historical senses.

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EVENTUALITY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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