provisional
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The company and its union reached the provisional agreement late Wednesday after government-mediated talks, avoiding a planned 18-day strike due to start Thursday.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In Europe, provisional inflation figures for May from individual eurozone countries and European Central Bank accounts will be watched after a string of recent data suggested that economic activity is faltering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In many other sports, provisional bans for positive tests are announced publicly.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
In such cases, bans are typically backdated to the start of the provisional suspension, meaning his current return date would be around December 2028.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing provisional
The Unteachables
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The Dawes Act
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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