tentative
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“My work there has been halting, tentative and generally working around the fringes,” Chatfield wrote in a 1968 journal entry reflecting on the daunting task.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Amazon, when reached for comment, said the Business Insider report was “speculative in nature and based on a tentative planning document.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Much of the movement was therefore not from rejection to endorsement, but from strong rejection towards more tentative positions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Trade talks broke down between Canada and the US last month, with both sides accusing the other of last-minute demands that torpedoed a tentative agreement.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
His manner was not constrained—he had left shyness a long way behind him if he ever had any—but it was restrained: tentative, aloof.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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