tentative
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In recent years, a tentative ceasefire had held as Saudi Arabia paid the salaries of Yemeni government officials, including those in San’a.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Amazon, when reached for comment, said the Business Insider report was “speculative in nature and based on a tentative planning document.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Much of the movement was therefore not from rejection to endorsement, but from strong rejection towards more tentative positions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Zelensky said on Thursday that "tentative dates have been set" and the US envoys would be in Kyiv "in the coming days".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I just mean”—I shoot him a tentative smile—“maybe this doesn’t have to be my last night in New York.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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