proviso

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Over a decade ago, Britain’s environmental regulator approved a new coastal nuclear power station on the proviso its cooling system wouldn’t suck in millions of fish from the Bristol Channel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Yet with the proviso that Sainz is still adapting to his new surroundings - car and team - Albon has had a decisive advantage over the Spaniard.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

And the biggest proviso is that the pace of Red Bull - for whom Verstappen won a fourth consecutive drivers' title last year - is particularly hard to divine.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Wallace had one proviso: If the fruit or vegetables have been scorched or damaged by fire, it’s possible toxins or heavy metals have embedded in the food, and it should be discarded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Finally, the request was approved, with the proviso that I could see my colleagues one by one, not together.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela