provisional
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The result is a large number of provisional ballots are cast that require more scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Hernandez was able to vote in person, but only by filling out a provisional ballot, said Chelsea Lucktenberg, the councilmember’s deputy chief of staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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
Kew Gardens in south-west London recorded a provisional temperature of 35.1C, beating Monday's 34.8C record-high in the same place.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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The Unteachables
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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