worst-case
adjective
: involving, projecting, or providing for the worst possible circumstances or outcome of a given situation
a worst-case scenario
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Once an aerial stunt’s been conceived of, in addition to planning how to execute it successfully, the team also needs to generate a worst-case scenario outcome.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 May 2025
The research by an international team of sea level and polar ice experts suggests that limiting warming to 2.7° Fahrenheit (1.5° Celsius) above the pre-industrial temperature—the Paris Climate Agreement’s target—isn’t low enough to prevent a worst-case meltdown of Earth’s polar ice sheets.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Many of those worst-case humanitarian predictions have now become reality.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
In worst-case scenarios, some states could even opt out of the program altogether, according to CBPP.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 May 2025
The research by an international team of sea level and polar ice experts suggests that limiting warming to 2.7° Fahrenheit (1.5° Celsius) above the pre-industrial temperature—the Paris Climate Agreement’s target—isn’t low enough to prevent a worst-case meltdown of Earth’s polar ice sheets.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Many of those worst-case humanitarian predictions have now become reality.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
In worst-case scenarios, some states could even opt out of the program altogether, according to CBPP.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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“Worst-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst-case. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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