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conditional

[kuhn-dish-uh-nl] / kənˈdɪʃ ə nl /


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Defense Department on Monday said it signed a $150 million conditional loan agreement with Rocket Lab.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But King Sultan Ibrahim granted him a conditional pardon in September, allowing him to serve out the rest of his sentence at home provided he pay the fine.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Even the expected further rise, probably in February next year is conditional on the war continuing.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

You can still register as a conditional voter on election day through the “same day” voter registration process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Confusing a conditional statement—if A, then B—with its converse—if B, then A—is a very common mistake.

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

Assess the truth of conditionals and universal statements using counterexamples.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

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

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2016

With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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