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temporary

[tem-puh-rer-ee] / ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /


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However, he said these repairs are only supposed to be temporary.

From BBC

Extra security forces have been drafted to ensure calm, with around 300,000 officers and temporary election police deployed.

From Barron's

Milan Cortina has made it a point of pride that 85% of its competition venues are existing or temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her first campaign for City Council in 2020, Raman ran on a promise to address the city’s homelessness crisis in a humanitarian way, by moving unhoused residents into temporary and permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier in her career at Weill Cornell Medicine, Balbach helped show that blocking a critical sperm enzyme caused temporary infertility in mice.

From Science Daily