precondition

At the moment, Iran says it wants $12 billion as a precondition for even starting negotiations—and another $12 billion as a precondition for signing a deal at the end of the talks.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

But Iranian officials reiterated Tuesday that unfreezing the country’s overseas assets remains a precondition for continued negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Azerbaijan sees the opening of regional communications as the main precondition for signing a comprehensive peace treaty with its rival.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

“A lower cost of capital as rates comes down can help provide some extra juice, but that is not a precondition for markets to go higher,” Helfstein said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 25, 2026

Understanding where we live is an essential precondition for improving the neighborhood.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Dream Finders said Beazer has created roadblocks in their negotiations by demanding onerous preconditions to starting due diligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

“He has all of the preconditions or precursors of becoming a really good tennis player,” the 24-time major winner from Serbia said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

It requires persistent involvement, coupled with a thorough schooling in the causes of the war and the necessary preconditions for real peace.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

Regardless of any preconditions, that proportion remains quite close to the 66% probability that emerges from focusing on all calendar years over the past 129 years.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025

After we came down from the trees, we evolved an upright posture; our hands were free; we possessed excellent binocular vision—we had acquired many of the preconditions for making tools.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But given the value of reliable information to anyone trying to navigate our complex society, it seems preconditioned to fix itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

Because as viewers, we’re sort of preconditioned to think in terms of will they/won’t they or who will be the one true pairing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

American Airlines spokesman Andrew Trull told the Charlotte Observer that a preconditioned air hose was likely attached to the plane and pumping cooler air from the jet bridge onto the craft.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

The greatest reduction in aircraft emissions has come from preconditioned air and ground power at each of the gates, which enables the small engines in the back of the aircraft to be powered off.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020

Generally, while still in prison, our convict-converts preconditioned themselves to meet our Nation’s moral laws.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Tesla also recommends that drivers use its “scheduled departure” feature to register the start of a trip in advance, so the vehicle can determine the best time to start charging and preconditioning.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Studies show that preconditioning helps the ferrets’ survival rate.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 4, 2023

Kristen Netten, a Tesla influencer, posted a timelapse video on Twitter about how preconditioning the car from the app can take some of the cleaning stress away.

From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022

After preconditioning, the aerosol sample is classified in two cylindrical mobility analysers.

From Nature ● May 24, 2016

Tomorrow morning you will be given a preconditioning which will set up the basic situation that you have traveled to Serrengia and are now established there in the colony.

From The Colonists by Jones, Raymond F.