temporary
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Carrick also coached Rashford, then managed him for three games in a 10-day spell in 2021 between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer getting sacked and Ralf Rangnick being brought in as the Norwegian's temporary replacement.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Civilians will also be put through their paces during exercises that include a temporary slowdown of mobile internet speeds as well as air raid drills.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The push for a trial came after a California federal court granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing for four weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Folks have initially had property damage, temporary closures, workforce impacts, and they continue to have traffic impacts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
They didn’t want to keep subleasing from other gyms, so they began looking for a space where they could set up their own temporary training center.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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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
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
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Workers have also complained that they were paid as temporaries for longer than the law allowed, and not given automatic raises after one year, as required.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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 Spencer, Sanders
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