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conditional

[kuhn-dish-uh-nl] / kənˈdɪʃ ə nl /


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The department will weigh in on the conditional use permit at a later date.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

However, if the auto-insurance company can’t or won’t pay promptly, Medicare will pay your medical bills first as conditional payments.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

JetZero has also lured the backing of about 20 airlines including Delta Air Lines, Alaska and United, which has a conditional order for 200 of the Z4.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"Assuming the Fed leaves rates unchanged as expected, traders will be on the lookout for a potentially stronger description of inflation risks and/or possible wording to signal conditional tightening," said Matt Weller at City Index.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

In any case, given that a family has at least one daughter, what is the conditional probability that it also has a son?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

"They also can repair damage to their DNA caused by radiation and other extreme conditionals or chemicals."

From Salon Sep. 1, 2024

In the courtroom his lawyer read out a carefully written, complicated text, full of caveats, conditionals and the passive voice.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2023

If–then statements in logic are called conditionals and are testable.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

“What Slavic 101 couldn’t name didn’t exist,” Batuman writes; Nina’s reality remains untroubled by conditionals and subjunctives.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2017

There is one more piece to the puzzle of how to write classy conditionals.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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