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