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in the interim

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  1. In the meantime, as in Arthur's in Israel, so in the interim Judy will handle their business. [Second half of 1500s]


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Home Depot Chief Executive Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave, and the company is elevating its finance chief and a senior VP to manage the company in the interim.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Mr. Trump said the U.S. would consider providing “some” Patriots in the interim, and Ukraine will need them to protect new production lines it stands up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The world is unlikely to move off oil within the next decade, and countries are likely to stockpile supplies in the interim.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Bondi was removed from her post just last week, to be replaced, in the interim, by her deputy Todd Blanche.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

The weeks in the interim passed in a sweet, strangled sort of agony.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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