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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Recent Examples of proviso Starring Jordana Brewster and Scott Speedman as a couple gifted luxe new digs with the aforementioned proviso, Vaughn Stein’s thriller is too simplistic and implausible to provide any chills. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024 Alex and the band capitulated, with the proviso that the video would be free of gimmickry. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Analysts believe the presidential election could put Venezuela on a path to substantial change — on the proviso that Maduro is open to relinquishing power, if he is defeated at the ballot box. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 July 2024 For example, Gul approved the Internet access bill but included the proviso that the parts of the legislation that most egregiously violated international norms be revised. Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2014 See All Example Sentences for proviso
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Noun
  • While supporting current retirees, this board has long said the state must amend a provision added to its constitution in 1970 that has made real progress on pensions practically impossible.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The ship is capable of delivering ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products to aircraft carrier groups and other naval forces, serving as a shuttle ship or station ship.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Visiting production centers in person is a crucial part of ensuring his clients goods will meet the USMCA requirements, which also include paying workers $16 an hour on the books and abiding by a slew of intellectual property rules.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
  • What To Know Polizzi had applied for a waiver from the building permit requirement in April 2024 but has not received a response from LADBS.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • 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
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  • Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.
    Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

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“Proviso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proviso. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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