interim
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Ian Tyler, currently chair of building materials firm Grafton Group and senior independent director at mining giant Anglo American, will take over as interim chair while the firm searches for a permanent successor.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Ian Tyler will take over as chairman on an interim basis, BP announced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"We are happy to report that the threat... has been eliminated," TJ McGovern, interim fire chief for the Orange County Fire Authority, said in a video on X.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
TJ McGovern, interim chief of the Fire Authority, said firefighters had gained confidence the pressurized tank would not experience a “boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,” or BLEVE.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
It’s outside the scope of this book to recount all that happened in the interim.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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Power Prefix: inter-
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