preliminary
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His organisation, which represents around 6,000 pilots, condemned the preliminary report as "irrevocably compromised".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Sigma continuously reviews opportunities that would create value for shareholders and has engaged in preliminary discussions in relation to the sale process,” the pharmacy group said in an Australia stock-exchange filing Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
According to the preliminary report, the RAT was providing hydraulic power within five seconds of the fuel switches being cut off.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The filing notes that those are preliminary numbers based on internal data, and subject to change.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Wilkins and Franklin had prepared a report on their most recent work on DNA and included many of their preliminary measurements.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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