provisional
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The brisk, absurdist tale sketches the duo’s difficulties in inhabiting their newly assumed roles and in the provisional nature of role-playing in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Met Office's provisional statistics up to 30 July show Wales on course for it warmest July for mean temperature, which is the average across each 24-hour period.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Voters without ID can cast a provisional ballot if they face a “reasonable impediment” to getting the required documents.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
But our life in this village feels provisional.
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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