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for the time being







ADVERB
in the meantime
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And that’s keeping prices elevated for the time being.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Entry-level and mid-tier buyers are trading down to smaller and used RVs, or staying out of the market entirely for the time being, the company adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Even so, the average decline in sea ice thickness and extent that accelerated during the 2000s appears to have paused for the time being.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

"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

But Silas only shook his head, and would be drawn no further, and with that, for the time being, Bod had to be satisfied.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman


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