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temp

[temp] / tɛmp /
















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Anthony Norman, 25, the new season’s out-of-the-loop hero, has been hired for what he believes is a temp job at the small, family owned Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

In October, finally a flash of luck: Lee got a job through a temp agency collecting water payments at $17.30 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Spoon over the orange-zest-and-fennel squash — warm or room temp — and hit it with a pinch of flaky salt.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

How I’d phoned Frontline Security and spoken to the temp.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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