prerequisite
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That’s why a stable price is a prerequisite for bitcoin becoming a widely used medium of exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
“The only prerequisite is, it should make you happy. If it makes you happy, then it’s good.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
It is increasingly a prerequisite to also being part of a team that lands one of the game's biggest titles - the Champions League, World Cup or a continental equivalent such as the European Championship.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
It wasn’t until 2022 that he attained the rank of ayatollah, the title given to a senior religious leader, and a prerequisite for anyone to become supreme leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 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
“The staged accidents, coordinated medical referrals, and rapid escalation to injections or surgeries all serve a single purpose which is manufacturing the statutory prerequisites necessary to commence a personal injury,” the lawsuit adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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
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
Again and again, people with access to the prerequisites for food production, and with a location favoring diffusion of technology from elsewhere, replaced peoples lacking these advantages.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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