provisional
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It is not clear which matches or activities the suspension would cover, or whether time already served under a provisional suspension would count towards the 30-day sanction.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The two sides reached a provisional agreement in February aimed at reducing US tariffs on Indian products.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
It noted that its death toll was provisional and could rise.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
Mr. Calloway had escaped a provisional farm in upstate New York long before Magdalys was born, and she tried to be as nice to him as she could.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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