tentative
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Under a tentative MLB plan, the first half of the 2028 season would end on July 9, with the All-Star Game on July 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Oil prices in the last week returned to prewar levels, after the tentative deal announced between the U.S. and Iran to halt fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Last month, the Commerce Department reached tentative agreements with nearly all publicly traded, pure-play quantum firms in the U.S.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Some of the lower-level impacts identified in the study remain tentative.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
I took tentative steps around the room until I felt one that had a little more bounce than the others.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing tentative
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 4
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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