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The two organizations are tentatively scheduled to announce their partnership at a June 28 ceremony where new American Legion signs will be unveiled at the VFW post.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
The pitch flopped down and away as Soto flailed at it, tentatively; the great ones seldom swing so awkwardly.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Coots’ next hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 6.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 8 May 2025
When Pearl first arrived, her owner, Vanesa Semler, held her while Reggie tentatively sniffed her.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
The pitch flopped down and away as Soto flailed at it, tentatively; the great ones seldom swing so awkwardly.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Coots’ next hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 6.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 8 May 2025
When Pearl first arrived, her owner, Vanesa Semler, held her while Reggie tentatively sniffed her.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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