stopgap
Example Sentences
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“The yen interventions are just stopgap measures,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief market strategist at Clocktower Group.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“It was meant to be a three-year stopgap until we came up with something better,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Qatar plane is expected to serve as a stopgap until the Boeing planes are delivered.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Hoffman served as a stopgap measure more than a permanent replacement in his short tenure with the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Either way, we were well past the point of any sort of stopgap treatment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
