stopgap
Example Sentences
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“It was meant to be a three-year stopgap until we came up with something better,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Hoffman served as a stopgap measure more than a permanent replacement in his short tenure with the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But officials say those stopgap measures may not be sustainable if the shutdown drags on.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Other governments in Asia have been rolling out a slew of stopgap measures to shield consumers and businesses against an energy-driven inflation shock, with many announcing price caps and subsidies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
He was succeeded by Gregory XV, an elderly stopgap who himself died in 1623, when things seemed at last to be going better for Galileo.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
