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in the unlikely event
Idioms and Phrases
If something improbable should occur. For example, In the unlikely event that I'm held up, please cover for me , or In the unlikely event that we should have snow in May, we're still well equipped to cope with it . Also see under in case , def. 2.Example Sentences
In the unlikely event that the asteroidâs trajectory connects with Earth, its point of impact would be somewhere along a ârisk corridorâ that extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arabian Sea and South Asia, according to the International Asteroid Warning Network.
In the unlikely event that the asteroidâs trajectory is toward Earth, its destination would be somewhere along a ârisk corridorâ that extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.
It is too far away from Earth and there are too many uncertainties at this stage to determine where a potential impact could occur in the unlikely event of a collision.
In the unlikely event YR4 were headed our way, one option would be to divert it by hitting it with a robotic spacecraft, as was successfully tested out with Nasa's Dart mission in 2022.
In the unlikely event the amendment is approved the bill, which includes measures aimed at protecting children and tougher rules around home-schooling, as well as changes to academies, would be scuppered.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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