temp
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He’s an itinerant cop who once had a regular job; something went wrong and now he’s a permanent temp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
As a temp, he had no real title.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
"Whether that's putting in some sort of temporary structure or putting a temp track across the field alongside the landslide."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“My original contact was with a temp executive assistant because I couldn’t find anyone else to talk to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Even the temp agency I had signed with had been unable to find me any type of consistent assignments, so I had no dependable income coming in.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
With temps hovering near three digits, hikes and other outdoor adventures were out of the question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Laissez les bons temps rouler” is as relevant to younger investors as Warren Buffett’s advice to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful has been to older generations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
And thanks to the low temps, this winter hasn’t just felt like a real winter; it’s also really looked like one.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
If companies hired fewer temps than they usually do, the seasonal adjustments applied by the BLS could make the employment picture look a lot worse in November than it really is.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
“Says the girl sitting outside in subglacial temps while the vampires are out looking for a snack with sprinkles.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
One reason the stock market has performed so much better in recent years is that investors weren’t being temped by yields in the bond market, which have been lousy.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
"They had temped in what I think are real eagle or hawk sounds, which sounded pretty good," said Baker.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022
Schneider had temped all of these great songs into the picture, but hadn’t licensed any of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2019
During the next few years, while Eichner temped during the day, “Creation Nation” grew into something like a real talk show.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
She asked that I remind her to bring along a young blonde who temped at the office to be in the throng the next day.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
I moved in with friends over the summer and started temping to make money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Maybe I’ll be a teacher, I could go back to temping ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday after agreeing to changes including prohibiting the sale of chilled beer or wine that might be more temping to drink on the way home.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2020
Elisha had set an informal record at the facility after temping for more than two years before being hired, they said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2019
She’s spent the past summer temping, working for two months in the business office of an expensive midtown hotel.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
