temps

noun

plural of temp
as in temporaries

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  1. coworkers
  2. laborers
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  • Howe said coworkers described Lunceford as behaving unusually before the shooting, and an autopsy found no drugs or alcohol in his system.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The couple reunited with Winfrey’s coworkers at Reunion, a restaurant owned by another former show guest, Art Smith, at Navy Pier in Chicago.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • This was followed by the establishment of regional rural banks starting in 1975, with the aim of lending to financially weaker rural groups, including marginal farmers, agricultural laborers, and small entrepreneurs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • My beloved barn jacket dates back to 19th-century France—referred to as a chore coat or bleu de travail—where it was worn among farmers and laborers who relied on its tough, moleskin fabric to get them through fieldwork.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of laborers
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