provisional
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Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted, the California secretary of state said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Just weeks ago, EU negotiators said they reached a provisional deal to remove some tariffs on U.S. imports as part of the bloc’s trade deal signed last summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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
European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration -- paving the way for its final approval.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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The Unteachables
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The Dawes Act
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The Treaty of Paris (1783)
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