precondition
Example Sentences
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It is the precondition for any serious education.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
It is also a "precondition" for the possible joint production of military equipment, said a second EU official.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
The first of these two preconditions was satisfied a couple of years ago, and then in 2024 the second precondition appeared to be close to doing so as well.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
One really important form of social attention is so elemental to human life that it is the necessary precondition to survive.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
The process of abstraction it teaches is an essential precondition for the new science.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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