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in the event of



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, in the event that . See under in case , def. 2.
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When asked, Farage refused to rule out any kind of post-electoral pact with the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.

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The Tory leader refused to be drawn on whether she would enter a post-electoral pact with Reform UK in Wales in the event of a hung parliament after the 2026 elections.

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Officials in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, have unveiled an evacuation plan that would be used in the event of an invasion of the city.

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Officials said the Vilnius plan was primarily developed with an invasion in mind but said it could also be deployed in the event of a natural disaster, nuclear attack or a major collapse of essential infrastructure.

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People living near a US airbase earmarked to house nuclear weapons say they are being left in the dark about what would happen in the event of a radiation alert.

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