conditional

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There were 1,678 responses to the final consultation, with 53% in favour, 14% offering at least conditional support, with 31% opposed and 3% undecided.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

But Brusuelas adds that Powell could provide some flexibility by noting that monetary policy going forward will be conditional on inflation expectations remaining well anchored.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 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

The conditional probability of the card being red-red given that it’s not black-black is VS, but that’s not the situation here.

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