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prerequisite

[pri-rek-wuh-zit, pree-] / prɪˈrɛk wə zɪt, pri- /




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Zacharia, 41, is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed 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

"We have seen that vibrating objects can exhibit quantum behavior, which is the prerequisite for many of the operations needed by quantum computing and sensing."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“The entity’s failure is not a prerequisite for there to be a crime in intentionally misleading conduct,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Or consider consider: it means “with the planets,” evidently a prerequisite for serious reflection.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Such capabilities are considered essential prerequisites for the emergence of living systems.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

These are prerequisites to reopening Hormuz to commercial traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

Bolen, who is publishing a book on aging, caregiving and creating family legacy, emphasized that estate planning and giving strategies should prioritize family harmony and care planning as prerequisites to financial gifts.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025

After two years, students who entered the program having already fulfilled all of their general education prerequisites graduate with an associate’s of science degree in animal care and training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

In fact, some of the ideas discussed in this book are quite sophisticated, yet the mathematical prerequisites for understanding them are truly minimal: some facility with arithmetic and an understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages.

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


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