preliminary
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The panel found Hubbard and Baack were likely to succeed in their 1st Amendment claim and granted a preliminary injunction barring the city from enforcing the ordinance as it had been.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority took a preliminary step this month by opening an investigation into Ellison’s proposed merger.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
According to Mahama, preliminary data indicated that around 140mm of rain descended on Accra.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
According to preliminary data, there were 1524 advancing issues and 1244 declining issues on the NYSE.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Denied a preliminary injunction, the protesting citizens had to suffer the prescribed drenching with DDT, but thereafter persisted in efforts to obtain a permanent injunction.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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