provisional
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The team has also submitted a provisional patent for this work.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
The world's glaciers had one of their five worst years on record in 2024/25, according to provisional data, while sea ice at both poles was at or near record lows throughout most of 2025.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
A fuller regulatory mechanism would need a provisional track—reduced liability in exchange for mandatory monitoring and transparency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Holding on to my hand, she watched the coffin being lowered into the earth in the provisional spot we had obtained.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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The Unteachables
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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