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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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A sweeping strike temporarily put tens of thousands of California and Hawaii healthcare workers out of work in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Postal Service is also expected to temporarily increase prices for its shipping services by 8% on April 26.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

MarketWatch reached out to a number of major corporations, asking if they have temporarily modified their office attendance policies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Using a laser, the team temporarily made proteins invisible in a strip at the back of a living cell to track how they moved.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Allied forces would temporarily occupy a band of German territory along the Rhine River, and Germany would be required to pay reparations, or damages, for the loss and destruction caused by the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman