preliminary

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According to the preliminary monthly run of the Chicago Fed’s labor-market model, employment fundamentals like the hiring rate for unemployed workers and the rates of layoffs and quits were likely little changed this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Nigeria traffic compliance agency said Tuesday that preliminary investigations showed the car involved in an accident in which former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua survived had a burst tyre before hitting a stationary truck.

From Barron's

The number of obituaries for any given period is a preliminary estimate of the confirmed losses, as some need additional verification and will eventually be discarded.

From BBC

Local officials said the two people who died were "male foreign nationals", according to preliminary reports.

From BBC

The names of the victims have not been released but a spokesman for the Ogun state governor said preliminary reports indicated they were "two male foreign nationals".

From Barron's