Examples of temporary duty in a Sentence
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Public service should be a temporary duty, not a lifetime profession.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
At the same time, Hegseth has authorized the reassignment of hundreds of JAGs for temporary duty as immigration judges.
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Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, a DHS official in Minneapolis sent a memo to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations officers assigned to the state on temporary duty asking them to use a form to input information on protesters and agitators.
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Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Washington understood that leadership was a temporary duty, not a permanent possession.
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Larry Hogan,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2026
At the weather service, NOAA is conducting short-term temporary duty assignments and has offered reassignment opportunities to try to move people around to the most understaffed offices.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
At the same time, Hegseth has authorized the reassignment of hundreds of JAGs for temporary duty as immigration judges.
—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, a DHS official in Minneapolis sent a memo to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations officers assigned to the state on temporary duty asking them to use a form to input information on protesters and agitators.
—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Washington understood that leadership was a temporary duty, not a permanent possession.
—
Larry Hogan,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2026
At the weather service, NOAA is conducting short-term temporary duty assignments and has offered reassignment opportunities to try to move people around to the most understaffed offices.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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“Temporary duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporary%20duty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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