provisional
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Alexander-Arnold did make Tuchel's provisional 55-man World Cup squad, although that could hardly be called a ringing endorsement.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
The standard deduction can reduce the taxes you ultimately pay, but it cannot prevent your Social Security benefits from becoming taxable once your provisional income crosses certain thresholds.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
The arms maker agreed to sell its automotive unit to industrial group Aequita for a provisional price of €350 million.
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
Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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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