conditional

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Concerns remain that the energy crisis may deepen despite a conditional two-week ceasefire signed last Wednesday that included opening the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for global oil and gas supplies.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Chip stocks across Asia rose sharply as the conditional cease-fire buoyed investor sentiment about lower chip-making costs and a continued AI investment boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

With copper’s long-term uptrend intact and sentiment turning up from extreme pessimism, copper becomes a conditional confirmation test for the reopening theme.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He was granted conditional bail by the court and will be sentenced for all 67 charges on 27 July.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Drafted mostly by Szilard with Einstein’s input, the two-page, eight-paragraph document buries the urgency of the situation under dry and conditional prose, its momentousness communicated largely by Einstein’s signature at the bottom.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik