tentative
Example Sentences
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A teachers’ strike that began Monday, closing schools for some 50,000 students, ended Friday as the union and school district reached a tentative deal.
From Los Angeles Times
Those clashes ended with a tentative ceasefire that same month after the worst fighting since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
From BBC
Crypto prices may have been responding to policy news—there were tentative signs of progress on a digital asset bill known as the Clarity Act.
From Barron's
Crypto prices may have been responding to policy news—there were tentative signs of progress on a digital asset bill known as the Clarity Act.
From Barron's
The remarks fanned geopolitical concerns and cast a pall over a tentative rebound in markets following an AI-fuelled sell-off earlier in the month.
From Barron's
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