provisional
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New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, were down 10.6 percent from a month earlier due to a drop in large-scale domestic orders, according to provisional data from statistics agency Destatis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Josh Rourke is once again named in their provisional squad as he continues his return from a knee injury sustained in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
France has seen around 98,000 hectares destroyed by wildfires this year, the highest level since 1976, according to provisional figures.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Microsoft said it published a provisional code of conduct that it aims to apply when training new AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In accordance with the ANC constitution, as provisional president of the Transvaal, I became one of the four deputy presidents.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The Unteachables
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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