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It will submit a preliminary report next month.
But the pilots were unaware the devices - which provide extra lift during take-off - had malfunctioned as an alarm never sounded, a preliminary report said.
It interviewed 400 witnesses, produced a preliminary report in 2004 and a final one two years later.
The preliminary report says the cause of the crash remains unknown.
A preliminary report into defence has identified up to $5.4 in unaccounted or fraudulent spending in 2007-15.

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preliminary

Definition of preliminary

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Definition of preliminary  (Entry 2 of 2)

  • introductory
  • preparative
  • preparatory
  • curtain-raiser
  • prolog

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Word History

French préliminaires , plural, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris , adjective, preliminary, from Latin prae- pre- + limin-, limen threshold

1657, in the meaning defined above

1656, in the meaning defined above

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“Preliminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preliminary. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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