unless

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More specifically, they claimed that the Virginia Constitution prevents amendments unless there is an intervening election in between the first time a proposed amendment is introduced and passed in the Legislature and the second time.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

He stressed that donors would not fund Gaza's reconstruction unless there was a lasting peace.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Ellwood later recalled: 'I was still under a kind of Confinement, unless I would have run about the Country bare-headed, like a Mad-Man'.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Critics warn the project will be seen as just another chapter in the global scramble for Africa's critical minerals unless it delivers tangible economic gains for communities in all three countries.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“It doesn’t, unless the fire is lit by a dryad. Then it burns as hot as the Somnulum. But it can be unpredictable.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell