preliminary

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Holtz's study, "Bringing up baby: preliminary exploration of the effect of ontogenetic niche partitioning in dinosaurs versus long-term maternal care in mammals in their respective ecosystems," was published in the Italian Journal of Geosciences.

From Science Daily

The company first received a preliminary, all-cash proposal on Jan. 14, which was rejected on the basis of it undervaluing Senior and its future prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a January update of preliminary results, Shake Shack said comparable sales increased 2.1% from the year-ago period in the fourth quarter.

From Barron's

Because of that, each video takes about two months to create from start to finish with De León serving as the writer, director, songwriter and preliminary editor.

From Los Angeles Times

Its findings are due out in May, but a preliminary report released last week spoke of "systemic failures" which enabled the break-in.

From BBC