provisional
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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
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
Kew Gardens in south-west London recorded a provisional temperature of 35.1C, beating Monday's 34.8C record-high in the same place.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The 29 players from the provisional roster who didn’t make the cut?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The year my sister, Tansy, got her provisional teaching certificate.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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