fleetingly

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Introduced at the Zurich Film Festival a couple of weekends ago, she appeared fleetingly in a two-minute satirical video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The husbands, usually dressed in suits as they leave for work or take business calls, appear fleetingly in the first episode.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

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

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

She wished, fleetingly, that her mother was not her mother, and for this she felt not guilt and sadness but a single emotion, a blend of guilt and sadness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie