ephemeral

While the Fed put was dependent on the policy deliberations of one of the world’s most powerful monetary institutions, the AI put hinges on something more ephemeral — the confidence of millions of investors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The top producer, Freeport-McMoRan, which is developing more projects as copper demand soars, warned in 2022, before the Supreme Court ruling, against applying federal regulations to “arid ephemeral drainages.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Using their invisible arms, they ushered the girl to shelves lined with art, history and photography books, teaching Rosales how to appreciate the eerie, the tragic, the mysterious, the romantic, the ephemeral and the hard-to-find.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In an environment where everything is designed to be ephemeral, nothing can ever truly stand out.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Barack had experienced marriage as ephemeral: His mother had married twice, divorced twice, and in each instance managed to move on with her life, career, and young children intact.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama