tentative
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The Federal Reserve doesn’t plan to make a decision on interest rates when its rate-setting committee convenes in October of next year, according to a tentative schedule released Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The Bank has thrown a tentative first dart, and there is probably another to come.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The first tentative steps to end the 3pm television blackout have been taken by Scottish football as it seeks offers for the next broadcast cycle.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Today’s tentative risk-off, with U.S. Treasurys supported and struggling equities argues for continued pressure on eurozone government bond spreads,” said Hauke Siemssen, rates strategist at Commerzbank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was the same story: the same tight-clutched possessions, the same fearful glance and tentative tread.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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