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for the time being







ADVERB
in the meantime
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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

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

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

She wanted to marry Aron and bear any number of his children, but for the time being she did not speak of it.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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