temporary duty
nounDefinition of temporary duty
: temporary military service away from one's permanent duty station
Examples of temporary duty in a Sentence
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OSI Special Agent Lindsay Temes: Nick went on a very long temporary duty to Turkey. — Matt Goldfarb, CBS News, "Investigation of airman's brutal murder in Japan uncovers deception, fraud and witchcraft," 19 June 2019 The man is Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren), a street cop on temporary duty in the station’s Emergency Services department (the Danish equivalent of a 911 call center). — Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, "‘The Guilty’: Abduction drama focuses on one cop — and one riveting performance," 16 Oct. 2018 But via temporary duties and provisions, Beijing offers lower rates on such products as a way to satisfy rising local demand. — Chuin-wei Yap, WSJ, "A World Apart: Charting the Gulf Between Chinese and U.S. Tariffs," 15 May 2018 According to a letter sent by CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan to McCaskill, CBP had to bring 80 to 200 temporary duty officers to these ports of entry each quarter between 2016 and 2017. — Alex Derosier, CBS News, "More customs officers needed to stop flow of drugs through border crossings, report finds," 10 May 2018 Training missions here were unaffected, but without federal funding such things as temporary duty travel, where people go from one place to another to execute operations, were impossible. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas cities eye possible government shutdown with anger, frustration," 17 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'temporary duty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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