as in dependent
determined by something else
the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault
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Adjective
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With funding dependent on how many pupils attend, the school’s finances were pressured.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025 -
Spouses and dependent children of service members enrolled in SGLI.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The Blackhawks sent Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick in March, and also agreed to pay 26% of his average salary of $9.5 million for the remaining five years on Jones’ contract.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and HashiCorp Sentinel are increasingly being used to enforce conditional controls—e.g., permitting public access to a service only if logging and throttling are enabled.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Contingent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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