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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot
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as in interim
serving in a position for the time being a provisory legal adviser who will be replaced by a court-appointed public defender
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The temporary supervised visitation (for one hour every other week) began in September 2024.—
Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Doing this every few weeks can help apply updates and clear temporary issues that may affect performance or security.— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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That paired with Filimoeatu’s ability to fire up his players led to him being hired full time after serving as interim defensive coordinator for two games.— Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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The school fired him in early April and appointed an interim principal.— Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Two authors have filed provisional patents covering aspects of the system design and its detection hardware integration.— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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And data for 2025 shows the trend continued last year as well, ticking down almost another full point for the US average, according to provisional data released by the CDC last week.— Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Provisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/provisory. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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