preliminary
US /prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri/
・UK /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/
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adj.AdjectiveHappening or necessary before a thing happens
Preliminary health screening helps detect disease early
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Action preparing for the main event
A preliminary will beheld in the stadium before the main event
adj.AdjectiveServing as a preparation; introductory
We need to conduct some preliminary research before we start the project.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A preliminary action, step, or measure
The negotiations are in the preliminary stages.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A qualifying examination.
She passed her preliminary exams and is now a doctoral candidate.
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Inside Trump’s Strategy to End Birthright Citizenship | WSJ
- So we can expect that within the next two weeks, he's very likely to issue a preliminary injunction.
So we can expect that within the next two weeks, he's very likely to issue a preliminary injunction.
- Once there's a preliminary injunction, the federal government can ask the higher federal courts to block the lower federal court's order.
Once there's a preliminary injunction, the federal government can ask the higher federal courts to block the lower federal court's order.
Design FMEA (Failure Modes & Effects Analysis)
- These would be things like planned analyses, be as specific as you can, and preliminary testing you might be doing to perform.
These would be things like planned analyses, be as specific as you can, and preliminary testing you might be doing to perform.
- Once you've listed each of those, then rate how likely it is that the cause will still happen even with your planned analyses and your preliminary testing.
Once you've listed each of those, then rate how likely it is that the cause will still happen even with your planned analyses and your preliminary testing.
China Eyes Trade War Targets in EU for Counterstrikes
- Brandy, Beijing already announced a probe back in January, an anti-dumping probe back in January, which could take a year or so to be fulfilled but that does not mean Beijing could not in the interim impose preliminary tariffs, much like what it did on the Australian wine sector when it launched a probe there.
Brandy, Beijing already announced a probe back in January, an anti-dumping probe back in January, which could take a year or so to be fulfilled but that does not mean Beijing could not in the interim impose preliminary tariffs, much like what it did on the Australian wine sector when it launched a probe there.
- But that does not mean Beijing could not, in the interim, impose preliminary tariffs, much like what it did on the Australian wine sector when it launched a probe there.
But that does not mean Beijing could not, in the interim, impose preliminary tariffs, much like what it did on the Australian wine sector when it launched a probe there.
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- Words ending in A-R-Y or O-R-Y, like "preliminary" and "unnecessary" become shortened.
Words ending in A-R-Y or O-R-Y, like "preliminary" and "unnecessary" become shortened.
- So it's "preliminary", "unnecessary".
So it's "preliminary", "unnecessary".
President Obama's Trip to Burma (Myanmar): Aung San Suu Kyi, University of Yangon (2012)
- Preliminary ceasefires have been reached with ethnic armies, and new laws allow for a more open economy.
Preliminary ceasefires have been reached with ethnic armies, and new laws allow for a more open economy.
- of conscience have been released, and forced labor has been banned. Preliminary cease-fires
of conscience have been released, and forced labor has been banned. Preliminary cease-fires
What Are Drones Used For? 31 Uses For Flying Drones and UAV. From Aerial Photography to Warfare
- It's a lot more cost-effective to conduct a preliminary inspection remotely before sending out the crew by helicopter or by land transport.
It's a lot more cost-effective to conduct a preliminary inspection remotely before sending out the crew by helicopter or by land transport.
- lot more cost effective to conduct a preliminary inspection remotely before sending out the
lot more cost effective to conduct a preliminary inspection remotely before sending out the
Why Trump’s US-EU trade deal is a DISASTER
- The only good news for the EU is that this is a legally non-binding preliminary agreement.
The only good news for the EU is that this is a legally non-binding preliminary agreement.
- The only good news for the European Union is that this is a legally non-binding preliminary agreement.
The only good news for the European Union is that this is a legally non-binding preliminary agreement.
Can Turkey be a reliable partner for European Security? | DW News
- And Germany has greenlighted a preliminary phase for selling Euro 40 Euro fighters to Turkey.
And Germany has greenlighted a preliminary phase for selling Euro 40 Euro fighters to Turkey.
- and Germany has greenlighted a preliminary phase for selling 40 Eurofighters to Turkey.
and Germany has greenlighted a preliminary phase for selling 40 Eurofighters to Turkey.
You can help reverse the overdose epidemic
- Preliminary data from 2023 shows that overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped for the first time since 2018.
Preliminary data from 2023 shows that overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped for the first time since 2018.
- Preliminary data from 2023 shows that overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped for the first time since 2018.
Preliminary data from 2023 shows that overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped for the first time since 2018.
EF Exam Preparation Courses (adults, 16+)
- Here at EF, we prepare students to succeed in all of them, from the Preliminary English Test at intermediate level, through First Certificate at upper intermediate, then there's a Cambridge Advanced English, and
Here at EF, we prepare students to succeed in all of them, from the Preliminary English Test at intermediate level, through First Certificate at upper intermediate, then there's a Cambridge Advanced English, and
- from the Preliminary English Test at Intermediate Level through First Certificate at Upper Intermediate.
from the Preliminary English Test at Intermediate Level through First Certificate at Upper Intermediate.