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Such capabilities are considered essential prerequisites for the emergence of living systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

These are prerequisites to reopening Hormuz to commercial traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Bolen, who is publishing a book on aging, caregiving and creating family legacy, emphasized that estate planning and giving strategies should prioritize family harmony and care planning as prerequisites to financial gifts.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

After two years, students who entered the program having already fulfilled all of their general education prerequisites graduate with an associate’s of science degree in animal care and training.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

In fact, some of the ideas discussed in this book are quite sophisticated, yet the mathematical prerequisites for understanding them are truly minimal: some facility with arithmetic and an understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos