preliminary
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The preliminary third-quarter figures were published late Thursday and beat even the highest earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expectations, Jefferies analyst Constantin Hesse wrote in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Last week’s preliminary October reading would be the second worst ever, and May’s was the lowest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The preliminary results suggested that exercise could lower autophagy activity in blood cells toward levels more typical of younger adults.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her former private secretary, the late Lord Charteris, previously said he felt he had given her poor advice to "stay away until the preliminary shock had worn off".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
She began her journal at the end of the first day of preliminary training, and managed at least ten minutes most nights before lights-out.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Dispense with all preliminaries and give the Oscar to Ms. Coon right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Nine university students entered the preliminaries this year, wrestling bulls weighing hundreds of kilograms and sporting hard, stubby horns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
As the preliminaries drew to a close, Mike’s friends gradually started coming upstairs to join him.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
He focused instead on mental preparation, which might explain his confidence after the lackluster preliminaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
On August it they sat in the Griinau grandstands and watched the preliminaries in all the rowing events except their own eight-oared contest, scheduled for the following day.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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