temporary
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Burnham cited efforts to move rough sleepers into temporary accommodation during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying in his statement that "we can do it again".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Chloe was helped by Crisis who housed her in temporary accommodation and now has a place to study at film school.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a temporary ban on large data-center construction last month to give the state time to craft proper regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
District Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the FCC’s action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
To youth and natural cheerfulness like Emma’s, though under temporary gloom at night, the return of day will hardly fail to bring return of spirits.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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
Included in the employed are part-time workers and temporaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both temporaries and regulars in the superior court are benefiting from another efficiency measure: reducing jury size from twelve to eight when the contending attorneys agree.
From Time Magazine Archive
At twelve months the two central temporary incisors give place to the permanents; these last are more square in form than the temporaries, and are thus easily distinguished.
From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Sanders Spencer
Vocabulary lists containing temporary
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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Essential Word Roots: Chron and Temp
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