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provisional

[pruh-vizh-uh-nl] / prəˈvɪʒ ə nl /


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They said they had filed a request with the Oslo district court for a provisional injunction against the entry into force of the terms of use, pending a ruling on the substance of the case.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Also attracting attention will be provisional eurozone gross domestic product data for the third quarter plus provisional October inflation data from individual eurozone countries, including France and Germany, on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Factory output rose by two percent month-on-month on the back of strong growth in the construction sector, after a 1.2-percent fall in July, according to provisional data from statistics agency Destatis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The provisional total for Channel crossings this year is 19,451.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

See if they build a provisional nest nearby.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers


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