conditional

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But Brusuelas adds that Powell could provide some flexibility by noting that monetary policy going forward will be conditional on inflation expectations remaining well anchored.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Tossici-Bolt was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20,000, while Smith-Connor was handed a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay more than £9,000 in costs.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“It’s a conditional willingness to raise interest rates, but not a signal of a rate hike in the near future,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Commitments to liberal democratic norms are conditional, not fixed.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The conditional probability that someone is an American citizen, given that he or she speaks English, is, let’s assume, about Vs.

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