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temp

[temp] / tɛmp /
















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Prime Video’s award-winning series returns with a new unwitting hero, who is hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — gentle, funny pranks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Outside the office, four temp workers discuss a mysterious office theft and how their full-time co-workers likely suspect they are the culprits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Understanding which category your cousin falls into can help you strategize long before the turkey hits its final internal temp.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Many are offering their Black Friday deals earlier and earlier to temp value-conscious consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

She must be only twenty-five, and I remember Dennis bragging about how he recruited her outside a downtown temp agency with the promise of working in a multinational business.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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