prerequisite

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It wasn’t until 2022 that he attained the rank of ayatollah, the title given to a senior religious leader, and a prerequisite for anyone to become supreme leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Today, earning at least six figures has become a prerequisite for most home buyers in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

In U.S. politics, authenticity is treated as a prerequisite, despite it never really being defined.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

"The restoration of security is a prerequisite for holding the first round" of legislative and presidential elections, according to the council's president Jacques Desrosiers.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Our Solar System is certainly a prerequisite for our existence, and one might extend this to the whole of our galaxy to allow for an earlier generation of stars that created the heavier elements.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking