temporary
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Ryanair is considering a temporary wage freeze for staff to pay for a sharp rise in its fuel costs which have surged following the US-Israel war with Iran.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
As a temporary workaround, most states let insurers recover the money by raising silver premiums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
According to the new theory, the temporary dominance of the heavy neutrino could have left recognizable signatures in those ancient signals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
The two-euro handling fee is a permanent levy but the three-euro duty on low-value packages is a temporary measure in place until July 1, 2028.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
On the other side there was a temporary wooden stage.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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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
All temporaries would be ineligible for welfare or unemployment benefits, but they could send their children to public schools.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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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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
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Essential Word Roots: Chron and Temp
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