temporary
Example Sentences
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The push to step up the economic pressure comes as a temporary cease-fire between the two sides is set to expires next week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
While the cost of oil plummeted on Friday following Araghchi's announcement, questions remain about the validity of it and whether a temporary reopening would allow ships to transit through.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Reports of a temporary truce between Israel and Lebanon, which were later confirmed, also may have contributed to the stock move Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Sasaki, who had mostly started while growing up in Japan, told the Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun he was “very hesitant” to make the switch but only agreed when the Dodgers promised it would be temporary.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
At first he assumes that it is only a temporary matter.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing temporary
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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