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 While the team-up seems like a slam dunk, there are stipulations and lingering concerns about regulation that have been raised about Musk’s Starlink. Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Lucy’s Law originally contained another stipulation that would have impacted Florida’s deeply ingrained boating culture regarding vessel safety training. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025 Per the stipulations of Mount Lindsey’s re-opening, all parties are required to sign an electronic liability waiver before any hike. Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 June 2025 The Government had previously entered into a stipulation with Snohomish County that property taxes were ahead of the federal lien. Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stipulation
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Noun
  • The deal also includes a provision for transshipments, wherein goods originating in another country (like China) that are routed through Vietnam will face a 40-percent duty rate.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
  • As Republican politicians worked to put their budget bill together, many promised to include the provision.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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  • Among the new regulations, the most consequential are: 1) the requirement that climbers must summit at least one 7,000-meter (22,965-foot) peak in Nepal before applying for a permit for Mount Everest, and 2) the ban on solo expeditions on Mount Everest and all other 8,000-meter (26,247-foot) peaks.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The rates are based on an assumption that workers are paid $15.75 an hour, although there's no requirement for employers to pay that rate.
    Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Talking with detainees about living conditions is the most important part of a tour, Eskamani said.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • Other health conditions: People with metabolic disorders like obesity or diabetes are at higher risk for developing MASH.
    Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 12 July 2025
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  • Any exceptions lawmakers want to carve out must be backed by a strong state interest that increases protections for minors.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • The United States economy is vastly different from ancient Rome’s, with one important exception: there remains today the same temptation to finance public promises with money created out of thin air.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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  • This is similar to a year ago when the Heat got Thomas Bryant to opt out, with the proviso that Bryant would be taken care of if another landing spot could not be found.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
  • Pulte officials told the commission the company expects to build at least 60 homes on the vacant, wooded site, with the purchase contract including a proviso that the developer receive an additional $233,000 from the commission for every lot beyond 60 that it is allowed to build.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Arsenal’s exploration of an Eze deal may be an intelligent contingency in case things don’t go to plan on Nwaneri.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • Europe’s safest bet, until then, is to at least prepare for all contingencies.
    FLORENCE GAUB, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025

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“Stipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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