preliminary
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The latest figures are preliminary and might be revised higher as additional tanker movements are confirmed, according to the data firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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
However, preliminary readings from the National Weather Service recorded no rain in Santa Clarita.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Samsung Electronics will announce preliminary earnings on Thursday, while full third-quarter numbers from SK Hynix are due Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
“We have a few preliminary questions before the practical demonstration. Your name, miss?”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
She was one of two runners from the school to qualify for the CIF Southern Section Division I preliminaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Earlier, during the preliminaries, someone had led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance—first to the American flag, then to the state of Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
As the preliminaries drew to a close, Mike’s friends gradually started coming upstairs to join him.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
Within a month the preliminaries were completed, the day was fixed.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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