stopgap

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CoreWeave and other neoclouds risk being treated as stopgap measures until that hyperscaler supply comes online by 2028.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Any solution you can find to the woes of space is essentially a stopgap measure designed to keep astronauts relatively healthy for six-month stretches.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

As a stopgap solution, she has had to apply multiple lower-dose patches to hit the .075 mg dose she needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Even if both sides reach a stopgap agreement, experts said the prospects of a long-term arms control treaty remained murky.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Either way, we were well past the point of any sort of stopgap treatment.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama