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conditional

[kuhn-dish-uh-nl] / kənˈdɪʃ ə nl /


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In 2019, she violated probation a third time and was granted conditional revocable release, meaning if she got in trouble again she could face jail time, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

To investigate whether Menin loss could actually contribute to aging, rather than simply accompany it, the researchers created conditional knockout mice.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

However, their support could be conditional - just because an MP votes in favour of the bill at this stage in the proceedings, it does not mean they will do so at the third reading.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Waller’s conditional case last week for holding rates steady, as officials did in July, rested on the Fed’s forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The second kind is called a remote conditional, from the expression “a remote possibility.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

"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

All conditionals include two components—that which follows the “if” and that which follows the “then.”

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

CDC officials have occasionally cited that paper in technical writings, couched in conditionals.

From Slate Apr. 14, 2016

Fortunately, there is a formula for writing graceful conditionals, and it becomes clear once you recognize two distinctions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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