provisionally
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The state also allows people to register to vote and cast ballots provisionally on Election Day, which can add time since county officials must verify voter eligibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Once a Peer Review article is provisionally accepted, the authors of the critiqued paper will be notified and invited to respond.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In its latest update, the Met Office said that the UK May and spring temperature record was provisionally broken for the second day in a row.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
If they aren’t, you throw out the assumption, sometimes provisionally accepting an alternative hypothesis.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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