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provisional

[pruh-vizh-uh-nl] / prəˈvɪʒ ə nl /


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The arms maker agreed to sell its automotive unit to industrial group Aequita for a provisional price of €350 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Hernandez was able to vote in person, but only by filling out a provisional ballot, said Chelsea Lucktenberg, the councilmember’s deputy chief of staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration -- paving the way for its final approval.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The figures were provisional, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Holding on to my hand, she watched the coffin being lowered into the earth in the provisional spot we had obtained.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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