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However fleetingly, Kafka and his unmoored translators found in literature a place of belonging that felt impossible to them in life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

True to its Greek name meaning "unstable," it exists only fleetingly in nature.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

It’s a phenomenon fleetingly rare among mammals, found only in some primates, bats, and elephant shrews.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024

Sometimes, fleetingly, Daniel almost thinks he can hear her voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024

I saw Harry fleetingly a couple of years ago at the recovery centre in Wiltshire.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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