precondition

Example Sentences

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One precondition for a hike would be that the labor market would have to not only rebound but strengthen, Luzzetti noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 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

Analysts had said casting a dissenting vote may have been a precondition for keeping his long-shot candidacy viable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

One really important form of social attention is so elemental to human life that it is the necessary precondition to survive.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

In Wacquant’s words: “Racial division was a consequence, not a precondition of slavery, but once it was instituted it became detached from its initial function and acquired a social potency all its own.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander