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preliminary

[pri-lim-uh-ner-ee] / prɪˈlɪm əˌnɛr i /




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“Sigma continuously reviews opportunities that would create value for shareholders and has engaged in preliminary discussions in relation to the sale process,” the pharmacy group said in an Australia stock-exchange filing Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Sharma said preliminary reports indicated that all the seafarers were safe and that authorities were coordinating across government agencies to ensure their security.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The company is also borrowing $1 billion for energy financing in the California municipal-bond market, according to a preliminary prospectus filed last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“The preliminary report is, in my view, very carefully worded,” says Safety Matters Foundation Amit Singh External link, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to aviation safety.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“The judges will be meeting in the faculty lounge this morning to make the preliminary cut...”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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