tentative
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That fear receded immediately ahead of the meeting amid a tentative agreement to reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and oil prices tumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Last month, the Commerce Department reached tentative agreements with nearly all publicly traded, pure-play quantum firms in the U.S.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Some of the lower-level impacts identified in the study remain tentative.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
The tentative deal, known as an Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement, goes before the council’s ad hoc committee on the Olympic Games on Tuesday, then to the full council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Jesper waited for a count of sixty, then dropped his collar and took a tentative breath.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing tentative
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 4
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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