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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a worst case scenario" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe the most unfavorable or dire outcome that could occur in a given situation.
Example: "In a worst case scenario, we may have to cancel the event altogether if the weather does not improve."
Alternatives: "a worst-case outcome" or "the most negative outcome".
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Or in a worst case scenario, they stop talking to you altogether".
Scenario A – Worst case scenario (BAU).
Under a worst case scenario, 18.5% of companies could default.
This breach wasn't a worst case scenario exactly, but it was close.
Why Facebook and Microsoft wanted this was that these numbers establish a worst case scenario.
In that situation our data about overlap represent a "worst case scenario".
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That's obviously a worst-case scenario.
Obviously, that's a worst-case scenario.
True, that's a worst-case scenario.
Jordan is a worst-case scenario.
"It's a worst-case scenario," D'Antoni said.
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