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temporarily

[tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] / ˌtɛm pəˈrɛər ə li, ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr- /
ADJECTIVE
for a short time
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ADVERB
for a limited time only
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Plus, access to abortion pills by mail is temporarily restored, and Angelina Jolie’s house is for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Bolsonaro, 71, was in March allowed to temporarily be placed under house arrest due to ill health.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Supply shocks change the composition of growth—for example, oil shocks result in temporarily faster price growth and temporarily slower job growth—but don’t trigger destabilizing policy responses.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

This year’s tournament will have 48 teams play 104 matches at 16 stadiums across Canada, Mexico and the United States, including eight games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, temporarily renamed Los Angeles Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

In the early 1620s, as the Thirty Years War temporarily shifted in favour of the Catholic side, the political situation in Italy changed in ways that would affect Galileo dramatically.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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