provisional
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The two sides reached a provisional agreement in February aimed at reducing US tariffs on Indian products.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The defendant appeared via video link from Belmarsh prison on Friday for a pre-trial hearing at the Old Bailey during which Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb set a provisional eight to 12-week trial from October 4 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, were down 10.6 percent from a month earlier due to a drop in large-scale domestic orders, according to provisional data from statistics agency Destatis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Josh Rourke is once again named in their provisional squad as he continues his return from a knee injury sustained in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Though the asteroid is given the provisional designation 2016BA11 until its orbit can be confirmed, Frieda knows she will name it the Jürgen Eichman in honor of him.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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