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transient

[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt] / ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /


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Phillip Nova adds that the move reflects not just transient fear, but a deeper repositioning of global asset allocation, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

According to the NHS, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood is a condition that causes transient weakness of either, or both, sides of the body.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“We view any rally as transient, recommending selling any Brent rally above $70 per barrel, as balances loosen further through the first half of 2026,” Martoccia wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“These memory bubbles are transient but impossible to time,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Some residents can trace their families back generations; others are transient, moving every time they get a new job.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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