preliminary
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The OCC in December released a preliminary report saying it had found early evidence of debanking by the nine largest banks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
His organisation, which represents around 6,000 pilots, condemned the preliminary report as "irrevocably compromised".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Doncaster Coroner's Court heard earlier that a post-mortem examination showed "features in keeping with drowning", but the coroner stressed this conclusion was preliminary and subject to further investigations.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The filing notes that those are preliminary numbers based on internal data, and subject to change.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
I clearly wasn’t there yet, so I had to fence in the preliminary rounds and hope I made it to the second day of competition.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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