on (the) condition that
idiom
: only if
She spoke on the condition that she not be identified.
He taught me the trick on condition that I never tell anyone else how to do it.
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Bail was set at $10,000 on the condition that Gudorf appear in North Carolina to clear the warrant by Tuesday.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Marianne, who spoke on the condition that NBC News publish only her first name out of concern she could be targeted again, was the victim of a new crypto con based on an old scam.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The standoff ended when Colombia agreed to accept the migrants on the condition that they were not flown back on military aircraft—a move Petro argued was necessary to preserve the deportees' dignity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Mexico's government agreed to accept some non-Mexican deportees, including Venezuelans, from American authorities on the condition that the U.S. would accept migrants under the CHNV initiative.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Marianne, who spoke on the condition that NBC News publish only her first name out of concern she could be targeted again, was the victim of a new crypto con based on an old scam.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The standoff ended when Colombia agreed to accept the migrants on the condition that they were not flown back on military aircraft—a move Petro argued was necessary to preserve the deportees' dignity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Mexico's government agreed to accept some non-Mexican deportees, including Venezuelans, from American authorities on the condition that the U.S. would accept migrants under the CHNV initiative.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“On (the) condition that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20condition%20that. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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