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provisional

[pruh-vizh-uh-nl] / prəˈvɪʒ ə nl /


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The arms maker agreed to sell its automotive unit to industrial group Aequita for a provisional price of €350 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration -- paving the way for its final approval.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The figures were provisional, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The 29 players from the provisional roster who didn’t make the cut?

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

More common, however, were those faculty members who simply passed their provisional students.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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