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The court was told the re-trial had been provisionally set for 8 February next year.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In addition to her career, Jimenez has served as a mentor in a State Bar program that provides oversight and guidance to provisionally licensed lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It has been provisionally agreed that consultation on permanent closure can begin on 24 August and run until 12 October.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The European Union will provisionally apply its trade agreement with South American countries from May 1, as announced by the European Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

If they aren’t, you throw out the assumption, sometimes provisionally accepting an alternative hypothesis.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos