stopgap

Example Sentences

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But stopgap measures can only go so far.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Any solution you can find to the woes of space is essentially a stopgap measure designed to keep astronauts relatively healthy for six-month stretches.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

He typically only charges his high hourly fee as a stopgap measure until he strikes a fee agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The legislation aims to keep the federal government open through September while allocating stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security, as negotiations continue over that department’s budget.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

He was succeeded by Gregory XV, an elderly stopgap who himself died in 1623, when things seemed at last to be going better for Galileo.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin