as in hesitantly
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The group made its live debut in September 2024 at Farm Aid and recorded a new album last year, tentatively titled Talking to the Trees.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
The more documented of the two, the Chengdu delta-wing craft, has been tentatively identified as the J-36.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Convenience centers are tentatively planned to open Saturday.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The heartwarming moment a cat tried to build a new friendship has been caught on camera as ginger cat Libby tentatively approached black Labrador Arlo.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
The more documented of the two, the Chengdu delta-wing craft, has been tentatively identified as the J-36.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Convenience centers are tentatively planned to open Saturday.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The heartwarming moment a cat tried to build a new friendship has been caught on camera as ginger cat Libby tentatively approached black Labrador Arlo.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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