tentatively
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Direct talks between Israel and Lebanese government officials are tentatively scheduled for next week, and are expected to be mediated by the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
It will also debut an AI agent tentatively named Bee, which Herd styled as a “personal dating assistant and matchmaker.”
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Mayweather already had an exhibition against 59-year-old Mike Tyson, tentatively scheduled for April 25 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Then she tentatively puts her ear to the wall, I suppose figuring it would be easier to hear them that way than by standing in the middle of a silent room.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing tentatively
The Giver
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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A Raisin in the Sun
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