premature
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Analysts warn that the sharp drop in oil prices may be premature since there has been no change to supply and a deal is still far from certain.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Ironically, Brooks was sometimes mocked as too moderate by his more bloodthirsty constituents because he opposed premature secession, although he foresaw and supported the eventual breakup of the Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
At a routine 20-week checkup, however, she learned that she was suffering from preterm premature rupture of membranes and that her baby would not survive.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
But several Labour MPs defended the government's approach during the debate, with Gurinder Singh Josan describing the call for a Privileges Committee referral "premature" given the vetting process was being scrutinised elsewhere in Parliament.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
It is a solitary, somewhat premature version of the future she and her husband had planned when he was alive.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing premature
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