provisional

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A plea hearing will take place on 3 June and a provisional trial date was set for February 2027.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The TPS program gives provisional work authorization and protections from deportation to hundreds of thousands of immigrants from countries experiencing armed conflicts, natural disasters or epidemics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 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

UC Davis has filed a provisional patent related to the invention.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

But let's pause for a moment on my dad's red and puffy face, and cut to the events leading up to our provisional estrangement.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi