1
as in interim
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup
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as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations
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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.
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Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
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Dotseth, who was appointed interim chief in the summer of 2024, has been with the department for nearly 25 years, serving previously as a patrol officer, field training officer, patrol sergeant, internal affairs investigator and captain.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Emily Hunt, Thornton’s interim infrastructure director, says the concern lies not so much with the summer ahead but with the summers to follow, assuming precipitation stays meager.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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The legislation also outlines processes related to absentee voting and casting provisional ballots when someone doesn’t have a photo ID at the polls.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Last-minute legal decisions created uncertainty for workers Inside the polling location, she was given a provisional ballot.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Diagne entered on a B-2 tourist visa, a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Both the title and the quippy-wonky tone come from an Andy Weir novel, from 2021, and, like the book, the film uses Grace’s temporary amnesia as a structuring device.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Provisionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisionary. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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