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tentatively

[ten-tuh-tiv-lee] / ˈtɛn tə tɪv li /
ADVERB
experimentally
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Shohei Ohtani was tentatively scheduled to start Wednesday against the Phillies, after promising initial reports on his recovery from an injection in his left knee.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Traffic had tentatively begun moving through the critical shipping lane this week, including three Saudi-flagged supertankers that together were carrying more than six million barrels of crude, Kpler ship-tracking data showed on Thursday.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

The firm tentatively plans to be ready to launch the new SpaceX ETFs on the Cboe at 4 a.m.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

—Bitcoin recovered tentatively after hitting a 20-month low on Friday below the key $60,000 level.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

She took it tentatively, thinking he might snatch it back, but he didn’t move.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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