contingency plan

noun

a course of action to be followed if a preferred plan fails or an existing situation changes.
a plan or procedure that will take effect if an emergency occurs; emergency plan.

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Hays, the owner of Chihuahua-Yorkie mix Pixie, already has a contingency plan in place for Pixie’s taxidermy upon her own death.

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And after the team experienced several lengthy travel-day delays last year because of mechanical problems with their charter, they now have a “fail-safe” contingency plan, as Gomes described it; always having a second plane available to transport team members to their next city as scheduled.

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By February of 2024, its members were already hashing out a contingency plan for a second Trump presidency.

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"But the risks are identified and there is a contingency plan."

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There is a contingency plan and alternate NFL stadium for every scheduled game, even though moving games is exceedingly rare.

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