stopgap
Example Sentences
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Any surprise intervention by the Japanese government to prop up the yen is likely nothing more than a stopgap measure to buy time, said Kenta Tadaide, chief currency strategist at Daiwa Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Qatari jet is acting as a stopgap until two brand new Boeing Air Force Ones are delivered later this decade following a series of delays.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It was meant to be a three-year stopgap until we came up with something better,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Summer Session—a few dozen boys being force-fed education, a stopgap while most of the masters were away and most of the traditions stored against sultriness—the Summer Session was over.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
