temporary
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She quickly acknowledged that the cost of hotel and motel rooms was financially unsustainable and would require the city to purchase its own temporary housing facilities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Canada has announced a temporary 90-day entry ban on residents from DR Congo and neighbouring Uganda and South Sudan.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
SYDNEY—Australia’s consumer-price growth slowed in April following a temporary fuel tax cut, but stayed high enough to keep the door open to further rate increases by the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
This doesn’t count as “true demand destruction,” but temporary relief in the supply chain, like when Japan and the U.S. released reserves from their strategic stockpiles.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Workmen had patched up the house in a temporary way, covering the windows with plywood and draping the leaky roof with sheets of heavy blue plastic.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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