precondition

At the moment, Iran says it wants $12 billion as a precondition for even starting negotiations—and another $12 billion as a precondition for signing a deal at the end of the talks.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

But Iranian officials reiterated Tuesday that unfreezing the country’s overseas assets remains a precondition for continued negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Iran previously wanted the U.S. to drop its blockade as a precondition for talks, and agree to terms for ending the war before discussions on the future management of the strait and its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The harder reality is this: The sanctions architecture the U.S. spent decades building assumed financial isolation as a precondition for leverage.

From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026

However, he did have a precondition which he shouted down, loud and clear, from the attic.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Portadown District said it had confirmed their readiness to commence the mediation process as a matter of urgency without any preconditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It also calls on Tehran "to engage seriously and without preconditions in talks aimed at building international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Our findings reveal that the Earth's interior preconditions landscapes to glaciation, determining when and where major climate transitions like the glaciation of Antarctica become possible," explained Prof Gernon.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

It has remained independent from the largely taxpayer-funded homeless service system that adheres to the housing-first model that prioritizes permanent housing without preconditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Smeaton’s work depended on two intellectual preconditions being satisfied.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Because as viewers, we’re sort of preconditioned to think in terms of will they/won’t they or who will be the one true pairing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

American Airlines spokesman Andrew Trull told the Charlotte Observer that a preconditioned air hose was likely attached to the plane and pumping cooler air from the jet bridge onto the craft.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

The greatest reduction in aircraft emissions has come from preconditioned air and ground power at each of the gates, which enables the small engines in the back of the aircraft to be powered off.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020

The goal would be to strategically change the tumor environment, using hyperthermia before immunotherapy, so that the environment is preconditioned to be the most beneficial for the body’s immune system and destroy malignant cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2015

I don’t know, maybe some people are just preconditioned to think about it more than others.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Tesla also recommends that drivers use its “scheduled departure” feature to register the start of a trip in advance, so the vehicle can determine the best time to start charging and preconditioning.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Studies show that preconditioning helps the ferrets’ survival rate.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 4, 2023

Kristen Netten, a Tesla influencer, posted a timelapse video on Twitter about how preconditioning the car from the app can take some of the cleaning stress away.

From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022

In ion mode, the preconditioning unit is switched off and the sample passes through unaffected.

From Nature ● May 24, 2016

Tomorrow morning you will be given a preconditioning which will set up the basic situation that you have traveled to Serrengia and are now established there in the colony.

From The Colonists by Raymond F. Jones