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as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters
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as in secular
not involving religion or religious matters
administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs
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Recent Examples of temporal
Almost ten years after Jeb’s temporal shenanigans, Pete Buttigieg ...
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Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
For Lyell, the material and the organic worlds belong to categorically distinct temporal orders.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
While scholars like Resnik, Hosseini, Friesen, Floridi and Lin have proposed meaningful reforms, such as ethical AI education, diverse oversight and explainability principles, few focus on the evolving temporal relationship between humans and algorithms.
—Taposh Roy, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The temporal oscillation from the day and the night, or the hot and the cold, becomes this spatial variation in the mound itself.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
For Lyell, the material and the organic worlds belong to categorically distinct temporal orders.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
While scholars like Resnik, Hosseini, Friesen, Floridi and Lin have proposed meaningful reforms, such as ethical AI education, diverse oversight and explainability principles, few focus on the evolving temporal relationship between humans and algorithms.
—Taposh Roy, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The temporal oscillation from the day and the night, or the hot and the cold, becomes this spatial variation in the mound itself.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporal
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Other leaders showcased internal agent use cases that the company says will more efficiently accomplish mundane and repetitive tasks for store workers, corporate staff, Walmart software engineers, and brands and other companies that sell through Walmart’s physical and digital storefronts.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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Eddington introduces its protagonist in much more mundane fashion, however.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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In India, the demands of blood and soil are now pitted against the exalted idea of a more secular country.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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As Costa tells it, even the turmoil of the ensuing years, which included a brutal military dictatorship and multiple impeachments, were still at heart secular: Humans, however flawed and at times incredibly cruel, remained at the root of these decisions.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Unable to get actual lunar dust, the team bought lunar regolith simulant, a terrestrial material that is synthesized to approximate the chemical, mechanical, mineralogical and other properties of lunar dust.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 July 2025
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In astrology, it’s often believed that these signs are directly connected to terrestrial events and certain character traits, including intelligence.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 July 2025
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Need to know: Disappearance of Neanderthals Neanderthals inhabited Europe and Asia beginning about 400,000 years ago—but by roughly 40,000 years ago, physical evidence of them vanishes from the archaeological record.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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Regular physical activity can decrease LDL cholesterol levels.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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The values of Superman’s earthly home extend to his heroics on an international stage.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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With this caution in mind, what were St. Augustine’s views regarding earthly policy?—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Brennecke is facing a felony charge, filed July 16 in Waukesha County Circuit Court before his arrest, of one count of hit-and-run causing great bodily harm.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Brown had been facing two other charges — intentionally causing great bodily harm and mayhem, and physically abusing an elderly person — but those charges were dismissed as a part of the no contest plea, the outlet reported.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Temporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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