tentative
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Zelensky said on Thursday that "tentative dates have been set" and the US envoys would be in Kyiv "in the coming days".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hyundai said on Tuesday that the two sides had struck a "tentative agreement", while the union indicated that the firm had agreed to partly meet its demands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The ratification comes after flight attendants at WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, went on strike earlier this month, grounding hundreds of flights before they reached a tentative agreement with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
At this, he smiles, and his guests give a tentative laugh.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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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