tentative
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Dmitriev said a memorandum of understanding would be signed to look at a tentative project to build a tunnel under the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia’s largely deserted Far East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She said border officials rejected these ideas, but signaled tentative support for watering holes for bighorn, small wildlife passages in the wall and floodgates to be left open during storms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Despite being under discussion for three years, the standards still remain tentative, though a final draft is said to be imminent.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Under the terms of a tentative agreement with the Commerce Department, Quantinuum is set to receive $100 million to advance the development of its trapped-ion quantum computers.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
A hypothesis is a tentative explanation, a proposed answer to the question that underlies your research.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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