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As part of a temporary injunction, Xcel agreed to inspect 35,000 wooden poles a year in Texas and replace the most damaged poles as quickly as one day after inspection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Perhaps double that number experienced temporary or permanent health effects but survived, although some will say that 100% of humanity was directly affected.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

During active heavy rain, he said, crews may only be able to take temporary measures such as tarping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mattea, 17, is in temporary social housing and has struggled with anxiety and depression.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Elected in early 1789, George Washington left Mount Vernon once more for New York City, the temporary capital of the United States, where he took the oath of office on April 30, 1789.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Ford raised its offer to $21 per hour with profit sharing and said it would make temporaries full-time workers after 90 days of continuous service.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

Presumably, some of the best candidates are employed--and aren't looking.We call that the Accolo Theory of Relativity: We're all temporaries; it's just a matter of degrees.

From Inc ● Mar. 25, 2013

Many of the buildings are rundown and ratinfested; one-third of the teachers are "temporaries."

From Time Magazine Archive

As the month goes on, Chile's writers will meet their U.S. con temporaries for panel discussions of the Chilean novel, featuring Sometime Critic Arthur Schlesinger, and theater, featuring Director Jose Quintero.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, it did not, like most temporaries, attain its maximum brightness all at once.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke