provisional
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If you didn’t bring your mailed ballot, some counties will require you to vote using a provisional ballot that will be counted once elections officials check that you are eligible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The 29 players from the provisional roster who didn’t make the cut?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The company and its union reached the provisional agreement late Wednesday after government-mediated talks, avoiding a planned 18-day strike due to start Thursday.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In Europe, provisional inflation figures for May from individual eurozone countries and European Central Bank accounts will be watched after a string of recent data suggested that economic activity is faltering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He still isn’t telling, and I am reassured: despite his changed facade, his thinning hair and provisional suit, he is still the same person underneath.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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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