as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras
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One specific criticism of Consumer Watchdog revolves around a unique proviso of Proposition 103.
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Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
With these provisos: First, Holiday wasn’t white, and didn’t have any cushioning money behind her.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
With this proviso: Limited and proportional strikes on matériel do not go far enough.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
But there must be one proviso: that Hamas is not in a position to threaten Israel ever again.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
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Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
With these provisos: First, Holiday wasn’t white, and didn’t have any cushioning money behind her.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
With this proviso: Limited and proportional strikes on matériel do not go far enough.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
But there must be one proviso: that Hamas is not in a position to threaten Israel ever again.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Proviso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proviso. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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