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temporary

[tem-puh-rer-ee] / ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /


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He subsequently made temporary moves to Chelsea and Aston Villa, with his final match for United coming in August 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They can be used as backup power, or temporary power solutions as data centers wait to be connected to the larger electrical grid.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Five months after promising up to 800 units of new temporary housing on its West Los Angeles campus by this fall, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia received a temporary injunction that enabled him to play in 2025 and went on to become a Heisman Trophy finalist that season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Within days, Raizel found me a temporary job working the presses at the Arbeiter-Zeitung.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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