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tentative

[ten-tuh-tiv] / ˈtɛn tə tɪv /




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German investor morale slid to its lowest level in over three years in April, a survey showed Tuesday, as the Middle East war threatens to snuff out a tentative recovery in Europe's top economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The tentative agreement was the third and final milestone needed to avert a walkout and school shutdown in the nation’s second-largest school district.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The Los Angeles Unified School District, which serves nearly 400,000 students in L.A. and surrounding cities, reached tentative agreements over the weekend with two unions representing teachers and administrators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“The tentative pickup in existing-home sales towards the end of last year now looks like a distant memory,” said Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

She took a tentative step into the concrete cube.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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