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Recent Examples of provisionary Under the provisionary settlement, Toyota agreed to pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Mazda $75.8 million and Subaru $68.3 million. Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
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Adjective
  • Armstrong was announced as the interim president of the New York City university in August 2024 after then-President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation, following student protests over the Israel-Hamas war that roiled the campus.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Analysts have interpreted the strikes as a warning against the new Syrian government in Damascus, headed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and its backer, Turkey.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Now everybody is complaining about the reduction in government jobs, especially the provisional workers who have been employed less than two years – the same two years Biden boasted about rising employment.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The trial is expected to run until May 23 and Kardashian is expected to appear on May 13, according to a provisional schedule.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Provisionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisionary. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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