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temp

[temp] / tɛmp /
















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Prime Video’s award-winning series returns with a new unwitting hero, who is hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — gentle, funny pranks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"Whether that's putting in some sort of temporary structure or putting a temp track across the field alongside the landslide."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

In October, finally a flash of luck: Lee got a job through a temp agency collecting water payments at $17.30 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Understanding which category your cousin falls into can help you strategize long before the turkey hits its final internal temp.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

I’m searching for the temp control right now.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix