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[tem-puh-rer-ee] / ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /


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To be sure, there is some concern that loyal Tesla investors would sell Tesla stock to buy SpaceX, which could put temporary downward pressure on the EV maker’s shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

On Monday, however, Judge Ken Curry issued a temporary injunction allowing Sorsby to return to the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“But it was a sight we did not like, for the floes were thudding against our floeberg with increasing violence. Our temporary home was being swept away at an unpleasantly rapid rate.”

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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