temp agency
Example Sentences
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In October, finally a flash of luck: Lee got a job through a temp agency collecting water payments at $17.30 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
In 1970, she worked at a temp agency in the city, hoping to scrape together enough money to support her theater career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Google told ProPublica it had never directly made Olson a job offer, though a temp agency it used did.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2022
Indeed, the children at the automotive plant worked for a Hyundai subsidiary, which itself blamed a temp agency for the problem.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2022
There's always a temp agency or consulting firm that can farm out someone, but it's hit or miss with temp hires, who typically don't really care.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
