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conditional

[kuhn-dish-uh-nl] / kənˈdɪʃ ə nl /


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The man, from Southampton, first arrested in 2020, has been released on conditional bail.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

To investigate whether Menin loss could actually contribute to aging, rather than simply accompany it, the researchers created conditional knockout mice.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

If you’ve failed to meet the registration deadline, you can register as a conditional voter through the same-day voter registration process.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Waller’s conditional case last week for holding rates steady, as officials did in July, rested on the Fed’s forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Likewise with dice: the probability of rolling a 7 with a pair of dice is 1/6, the same as the conditional probability of rolling a 7 given that the three previous rolls have been 7s.

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

"They also can repair damage to their DNA caused by radiation and other extreme conditionals or chemicals."

From Salon Sep. 1, 2024

In the courtroom his lawyer read out a carefully written, complicated text, full of caveats, conditionals and the passive voice.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2023

Universal statements are logically equivalent to conditionals, which means that any conditional can be translated into a universal statement and vice versa.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

CDC officials have occasionally cited that paper in technical writings, couched in conditionals.

From Slate Apr. 14, 2016

There is one more piece to the puzzle of how to write classy conditionals.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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