provisional
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Factory output rose by two percent month-on-month on the back of strong growth in the construction sector, after a 1.2-percent fall in July, according to provisional data from statistics agency Destatis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The three empires had lost the war, but shaky provisional governments, regional warlords, representatives of nascent national governments and the forces of the victorious allies now fought to win the peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
France has seen around 98,000 hectares destroyed by wildfires this year, the highest level since 1976, according to provisional figures.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Mr Marr said a pathologist concluded Mr Barton's provisional cause of death was due to head and chest injuries.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“That there’s going to be no transition at all? No interim period for—I don’t know—a provisional government-in-training? Just wham, the Belgians are gone and the Congolese have to run everything on their own?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing provisional
The Unteachables
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The Dawes Act
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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