conditional

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A 16-year-old girl from the city, also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, has been released on conditional police bail pending further inquiries.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“I’ve had a lot of people who are already conditional permanent residents … that are very concerned, or people applying for naturalization,” said Matt Cameron, a well-known immigration attorney in the Boston area.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

All of the brokerages require customers to submit a conditional indication of interest to be eligible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

E-Trade said in a statement to Barron’s that shares are allocated as a proportion of the size of the conditional offer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The probability of red on the next spin is 18/38, the same as the conditional probability of red on the next spin given that there have been five consecutive reds.

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