as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable

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Recent Examples of stipulation This internal pressure is compounded by new government contract stipulations and policy changes that have increased regulatory scrutiny over recent months. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Among other stipulations, the church called for formal announcements (called banns) of upcoming nuptials to be read in a parish three weeks before the ceremony. Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 The commission said there have been 148 such stipulations since the process was started in 2003. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025 In July 2021, the Oscar nominee filed a lawsuit against distributor The Walt Disney Company, alleging that its simultaneous release of Black Widow in theaters and on streaming service Disney+ breached a stipulation in her contract that it be released exclusively in theaters. Jack Smart, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stipulation
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Noun
  • With key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set to expire at the end of this year, Washington is debating tax reform behind closed doors, and their decisions will reverberate through every corner of American life.
    Jack Salmon, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • Marrying Business Impact With Economics While the industry has witnessed a proliferation of smaller, specialized AI models, significant AI chip innovation remains essential to deliver the performance requirements for supporting advanced reasoning and multimodal models.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Similar requirements in the past have driven producer countries to strengthen and clarify protections against deforestation.
    Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • As far as the long-term effects, frequent and heavy alcohol consumption can lead to serious health conditions like liver disease, heart problems, increased cancer risk and damage to the nervous system.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • California’s capital city was ranked 13th for Easter traditions and was in eighth place overall for weather conditions, according to WalletHub. Which other California cities made the list?
    Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • The exceptions — Canada, China and Mexico — face separate levies, however.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The exceptions — Canada, China and Mexico — face separate levies.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Regarding the Rio Grande, the 1944 treaty directs Mexico to deliver 1.75 million-acre feet to the U.S. over the course of a five-year distribution cycle — with the proviso that Mexico can carry over deficits from one cycle to the next.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The state of Nevada has earmarked $380 million in public money with the proviso that Fisher has to spend $100 million out of his pocket first, Hill said.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • Washington and Tokyo had formulated a missile deployment plan for a Taiwan contingency, Japan's Kyodo News said.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Supply chain resilience remains a priority, emphasizing supplier collaboration, demand forecasting and contingency planning rather than structural changes like nearshoring.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Stipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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