conditional

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President Trump said the truce was conditional on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, which had slowed to a crawl during the five-week war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Chip stocks across Asia rose sharply as the conditional cease-fire buoyed investor sentiment about lower chip-making costs and a continued AI investment boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

During the past year, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted full approval to one crypto firm, and conditional approval to at least four others, to establish a national trust bank.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The new proposals - first reported in the i newspaper - could see councils issue conditional cautions without having to take offenders to court, in an effort to speed up enforcement.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

However, if it’s known somehow that the person chosen is over six feet four inches tall, then the conditional probability that he or she also weighs more than 250 pounds is considerably higher.

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