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The district court preliminarily blocked enforcement of the law as applied to Hecox, concluding that she was likely to succeed on her equal protection claims.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

A court on Monday preliminarily approved a settlement for restitution payments, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

A second means of investigating is for the U.S. attorney general to preliminarily conclude that crimes have been committed and to convene a grand jury to investigate.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2025

On Nov. 5, the Treasury said that it has begun to preliminarily consider future increases to the amount of issuance of long-term bonds.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

But in spite of her lamentings, Elizabeth nevertheless, a quarter of an hour later, subscribed the order to arrest the regent, her husband, and son, and shut them up, preliminarily, in the citadel of Riga.

From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel