brief

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But for a brief moment on Tuesday, the front-month VIX futures contract traded above the contract due to expire the following month.

From MarketWatch

"A brief conflict would inject a geopolitical risk premium into oil and gas markets," he added.

From Barron's

The facility struck was a large trailer with walls protected by concrete slabs, but wasn’t fortified from the top, according to a third person briefed on the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The President has been briefed on findings of shortcomings in election infrastructure,” Huff wrote.

From Salon

If the energy-market disruptions are brief, there might be fuel-price increases that lift inflation slightly, but only for a month or two.

From The Wall Street Journal