contingent upon
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Seaport upgrades Mattel to buy from neutral and says its upgrade isn’t contingent upon an acquisition, which has been subject to takeover speculation many times in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ritwik Gupta, a computer science and AI professor at the University of Maryland, believes that pacing the frontier is contingent upon on widespread cooperation among labs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
"It would be inappropriate to attempt to set a date... the defence position is that a commencement is contingent upon a determination... of Duterte's fitness to stand trial," the defence said.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Prior to Friday's signing, Rwandan government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told Reuters news agency that the "lifting of defensive measures in our border area" would be contingent upon the FDLR's "neutralisation".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
“During my admission, you said that my admittance to the Arcanum was granted, contingent upon proof that I had mastered the basic principles of sympathy.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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