conditional

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Although the European Parliament has given its conditional approval to the EU-US trade pact, before the deal is implemented by the bloc, it still needs to be negotiated with EU states.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The United States has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief said Wednesday, with Washington's intention to leave conditional on paying up.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Chatrie entered a conditional guilty plea, but the Supreme Court will hear his appeal on April 27.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Granting Roberts-Smith strict, conditional bail on Friday, Judge Greg Grogin said it would be "not weeks or months, but years - possibly years and years" before Roberts-Smith appears in the dock.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The probability of red on the next spin is 18/38, the same as the conditional probability of red on the next spin given that there have been five consecutive reds.

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