temp
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He’s an itinerant cop who once had a regular job; something went wrong and now he’s a permanent temp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
As a temp, he had no real title.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
"Whether that's putting in some sort of temporary structure or putting a temp track across the field alongside the landslide."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“My original contact was with a temp executive assistant because I couldn’t find anyone else to talk to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
"We won't always be this way. You know that. It's just a temp thing."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
“Laissez les bons temps rouler” is as relevant to younger investors as Warren Buffett’s advice to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful has been to older generations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Denver has seen temps in the 60s this week.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
If companies hired fewer temps than they usually do, the seasonal adjustments applied by the BLS could make the employment picture look a lot worse in November than it really is.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
Roles were automated away, or increasingly, replaced by temps and consultants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
“Says the girl sitting outside in subglacial temps while the vampires are out looking for a snack with sprinkles.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
One reason the stock market has performed so much better in recent years is that investors weren’t being temped by yields in the bond market, which have been lousy.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
“When he didn’t jump into the feed tub we temped him and starting watching,” Yakteen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
Ron: I temped for a bunch of years, that was my thing, that was my day job before doing “Office Space.”
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2019
She travelled and temped all around America for the next few years, always writing but not sure what to do with it.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2017
She asked that I remind her to bring along a young blonde who temped at the office to be in the throng the next day.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Maybe I’ll be a teacher, I could go back to temping ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday after agreeing to changes including prohibiting the sale of chilled beer or wine that might be more temping to drink on the way home.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2020
Six months after graduating from the University of Connecticut, a typical 40-hour workweek for me includes a mix of temping for a local talent agency and bartending at Bowtie Cinemas.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
Elisha had set an informal record at the facility after temping for more than two years before being hired, they said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2019
She’s spent the past summer temping, working for two months in the business office of an expensive midtown hotel.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
