conditional

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But at his press conference, Chair Jerome Powell said that was conditional on inflation falling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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

Nubank received conditional approval in January to operate as a bank in the United States, the world's largest financial market, and is now awaiting a final license.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

All three were subsequently interviewed and released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Drafted mostly by Szilard with Einstein’s input, the two-page, eight-paragraph document buries the urgency of the situation under dry and conditional prose, its momentousness communicated largely by Einstein’s signature at the bottom.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik