stopgap
Example Sentences
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But officials say those stopgap measures may not be sustainable if the shutdown drags on.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
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
More companies chose a board member to run things day-to-day last year, usually a stopgap move that suggests succession hadn’t gone as planned, Spencer Stuart said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
As a stopgap measure, while he searched for a female, Father thought of seeing if Peak couldn’t be accustomed to living with goats.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
