stopgap

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Stopgap measures, known as continuing resolutions or "CRs," have been used up to now to fund the entire government over a single period of time.

From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2023

Stopgap measures may fade away as the pandemic loosens its grip, but others will be here to stay.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

Stopgap Dance Company’s disabled and non-disabled dancers create a mood of quiet suspension in an abandoned shopping centre in this 30-minute piece, directed by Sophie Fiennes and available from The Space.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2020

Stopgap Leiter holds the Sox just enough at bay.

From Time Magazine Archive