temporary
Example Sentences
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Teams have been working together to manage the site safely, with temporary traffic lights put in place to allow a lane closure so specialist contractors can access the area.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“I had a colleague in that case who wrote, you know, these are only temporary stops,” Sotomayor said at the event, according to Bloomberg Law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“Today, what we’ve found is that it may slow, but it’s very temporary and it recovers much quicker than it had in the past.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
“Moreover, investors continue to believe the conflict will be a temporary one, with the oil futures curve still having a sharp negative slope.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“Once in a while Lainie suggests that we follow it around ourselves but I think that would only be a temporary solution, we are too mercurial for our own good.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing temporary
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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