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provisional

[pruh-vizh-uh-nl] / prəˈvɪʒ ə nl /


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Police said provisional figures show that between 1 January and 22 March this year there were 18 road traffic fatalities in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Instead, we are presented with a set of writing scenes that are provisional, improvised, transitory and, in many senses, unreproducible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The team has also submitted a provisional patent for this work.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Malia had a provisional license by then and was able to drive herself around town, though always with agents following in their own vehicle.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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