provisional
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The 29 players from the provisional roster who didn’t make the cut?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
That provisional figure, recorded in Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest bank holiday Monday on record - 33.3C on the August bank holiday in 2019.
From BBC • May 25, 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
It is safe to say none of the 55 England players named in Thomas Tuchel's provisional World Cup squad will let their phones leave their sight for the next few hours.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Most white people believed African Americans lacked the proper motivation to work, prompting the provisional Southern legislatures to adopt the notorious black codes.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Unteachables
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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