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scenarios

noun

plural of scenario

as in scripts

the written form of a story prepared for film production submitted a scenario to the producers

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Recent Examples of scenarios It should be noted that while the roach did get submerged, it was tested in scenarios where with only a few inches of water. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 In certain scenarios, your creditors may be willing to accept significantly less than the full balance rather than risk collecting nothing at all. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The final leg of the 2026 World Cup group stage is stacked with elimination scenarios and knockout implications. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026 There are apocalyptic scenarios, and there are apocalyptic scenarios. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 Despite senior executives’ protests to the contrary, many M&A scenarios will likely be motivated by the new setup. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026 Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges. — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026 By 2050 the shortfall in various scenarios ranges from 100 to 300 MTPA depending on how aggressively new capacity is sanctioned. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In 1948, Vogue published its 658-page Book of Etiquette, compiled by editor Millicent Fenwick, featuring how-tos, dos and don’ts, and the proper politesse for a remarkably varied set of scenarios. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 July 2026

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Fortune put out a call for scripts to the BBC Writersroom department during a COVID lockdown.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Hopefully the show’s creators and writers will spend at least a little more time in the gap to tighten up the scripts.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of scripts

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Max has also written several other novels, comic books and screenplays.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Participating execs have nominated dozens of unproduced screenplays, which have been distributed anonymously to participating voters, who are now evaluating and ranking the material to determine the final list.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2026

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