provisionally
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In Northern Ireland on Thursday the highest temperature of the year so far was provisionally recorded as 30C in Castlederg, County Tyrone.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
District Court judge for the District of New Hampshire blocked the order from taking effect pending litigation and provisionally certified a nationwide class of children who the order would affect.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The state also allows people to register to vote and cast ballots provisionally on Election Day, which can add time since county officials must verify voter eligibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Another patient in Canada has provisionally tested positive but is not exhibiting symptoms and the test remains to be confirmed.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
If they aren’t, you throw out the assumption, sometimes provisionally accepting an alternative hypothesis.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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