provisional
Example Sentences
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EU countries voted to allow the commission to move forward with applying the deal on a provisional basis in January.
The world's glaciers had one of their five worst years on record in 2024/25, according to provisional data, while sea ice at both poles was at or near record lows throughout most of 2025.
From BBC
A fuller regulatory mechanism would need a provisional track—reduced liability in exchange for mandatory monitoring and transparency.
A plea hearing will take place on 3 June and a provisional trial date was set for February 2027.
From BBC
The year my sister, Tansy, got her provisional teaching certificate.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
