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transitory

[tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi-] / ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ- /




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As Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell recollected in a speech last month, “the good ship Transitory was a crowded one, with most mainstream analysts and advanced-economy central bankers on board.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

Initially, Powell had said that the first glimmers of inflation appeared “likely to pass through fairly quickly without the need for a monetary policy response” — the very credo of Camp Transitory.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

"Transitory" has been the U.S. central bank's - and most notably Fed Chair Jerome Powell's - preferred adjective for describing the nature of this year's run of high inflation.

From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2021

But for now at least, they seem to be in agreement with the analysis from Team Transitory.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021

Transitory solution, the regime proposed for the Saar coal.

From Peaceless Europe by Nitti, Francesco Saverio




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