temporary expedient
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That arrangement was initially understood by most people involved, including the British government, as a temporary expedient to avoid ethnic and religious conflict.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Most employers viewed this as a temporary expedient.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2022
Whatever his intentions, that agreement proved little more than a temporary expedient until the war in the north was won.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2019
The ECB authorized the temporary expedient last week when it stopped accepting Greek government bonds in return for funding.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 12, 2015
He revealed that the pledges were merely a temporary expedient, made to fill up a gap until more submarines were available.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
