tentatively
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There’s little left of the ship itself but based on clues from its cargo – including pottery vessels – a research team I was part of has tentatively dated the wreck to around 2700–2400 BCE.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
He had already been hit on the body and dropped on 26 by Marnus Labuschagne when, stuck on the crease, he edged Boland while pushing tentatively outside off stump.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A key measure of consumer prices rose more than expected in August, breaking two months of improvement that had tentatively validated the Fed’s own forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A judge tentatively rejected a request for a temporary halt to the eradication of all mule deer on Catalina Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
He swallowed and then began to feed tentatively.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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