conditional
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President Trump said the truce was conditional on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, which had slowed to a crawl during the five-week war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 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
Now when a writer really does want to refer to a past-time event in a remote conditional, he needs the past tense of a past-tense form.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing conditional
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