prerequisite
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Familiarity with Spanish has become a prerequisite for L.A. mayors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the 41-year-old acknowledged Thursday she had failed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Being able to afford a loss is absolutely a prerequisite for considering a speculative investment such as this, but it is certainly not a reason to make it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Collaboration with the U.S. is a prerequisite for achieving results; when that collaboration is restricted or denied, it renders your work meaningless,” Capella said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The fact is that only in private—with intimates—is separateness from the crowd a prerequisite for individuality.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett has three key prerequisites for buying the market: that central banks stop tightening policy, U.S. 10-year yields decline to 4.5%
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Such capabilities are considered essential prerequisites for the emergence of living systems.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Carney said he was willing to throw federal support for the pipeline so long as three prerequisites are met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Mokyr, 79, won one half of the prize "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
As far as biological prerequisites for apple domestication were concerned, North American Indian farmers were like Eurasian farmers, and North American wild apples were like Eurasian wild apples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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