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temporal

[tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl] / ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəl /




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"One of Monaco's distinctive features is a kind of positive secularism, which recognises the legitimate autonomy of the spiritual and temporal spheres," Guillaume Paris, a senior clergyman in Monaco, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The assessments measured several types of memory, including verbal, visuospatial, prospective, source, false, episodic content, and temporal order memory.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Again, the compilation’s temporal breadth and depth is definitely a highlight here; there are no clunkers and no choices that feel like stretching to fill out a two-disc set.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

The single set of temporal fascia—indentations behind the eye sockets that are doubled on a reptile—is one means of scientific definition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In Cuba, everything seemed temporal, distorted by the sun.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García