preliminary
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Preliminary data show this shift in the fiscal landscape might already be under way.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Preliminary data suggests that the number of Floridians traveling out of state continued to increase in 2025.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Preliminary data from the ministry showed imports increased 16.7% from a year earlier to $62.11 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $23.77 billion in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Preliminary results, based on more than 98% of votes counted, put his Tisza party on course for an extraordinary 138 seats, with Orbán's Fidesz on 55 and the far-right Our Homeland on six.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
In September 1862, President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for slaves in the Confederate states as of January 1, 1863.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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