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for the time

ADVERB
pro tempore
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"Everyone's going to say, 'Right, I'm not going to invest anything for the time being, because I don't know yet whether any more orders will come in'", he said.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Diesel stocks are at the lowest on record for the time of year as farmers and truckers enter their high-demand season, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

And that, for the time being, is the descriptive-yet-obscured sloppypasta.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

We always try to have a pint of ice cream in our freezer from Henry’s Secret, which you can only order online for the time being.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The class initially consisted of fourteen girls and eleven boys, a small class for the time.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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