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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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 Last January, the family gifted the sculpture to the university, on the condition that it be restored by the school and returned to the farm, said Alice Hugel, granddaughter of L.C. Curtis, who died in 1980. Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Tweedale agreed to meet with WIRED, but only on the condition that the whereabouts and details of his appearance remain undisclosed. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025 This account is derived from two people with direct knowledge of Bezos' thinking who spoke on the condition that they were not named, as they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on (the) condition that 

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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 1 Feb. 2025.

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