conditional

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With copper’s long-term uptrend intact and sentiment turning up from extreme pessimism, copper becomes a conditional confirmation test for the reopening theme.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And that in turn is conditional on a host of at this stage unknowable developments: the deployment of ground forces, the contribution of neighbors and others to the shipping challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“It’s a conditional willingness to raise interest rates, but not a signal of a rate hike in the near future,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

In any case, given that a family has at least one daughter, what is the conditional probability that it also has a son?

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