conditional

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“I’ve had a lot of people who are already conditional permanent residents … that are very concerned, or people applying for naturalization,” said Matt Cameron, a well-known immigration attorney in the Boston area.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

All of the brokerages require customers to submit a conditional indication of interest to be eligible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

E-Trade said in a statement to Barron’s that shares are allocated as a proportion of the size of the conditional offer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The Commission had made the sum conditional on a series of "super-milestones" including anti-corruption and rule-of-law reforms.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A simple example: the conditional probability of having chosen a king card when it’s known that the card is a face card—a king, queen, or jack— is Vs.

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