for the time being
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Even so, the average decline in sea ice thickness and extent that accelerated during the 2000s appears to have paused for the time being.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
And that, for the time being, is the descriptive-yet-obscured sloppypasta.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
We always try to have a pint of ice cream in our freezer from Henry’s Secret, which you can only order online for the time being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But the man who has run global soccer for the past decade remains defiant—and seemingly immovable for the time being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
But for the time being, things might get a little tight around the house.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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